"She was a friend to us": Hathras rape accused writes a letter to UP Police claiming innocence

They said that the girl's family was not happy with their friendship.

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Amid the massive outrage over the brutal gangrape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, all four accused have now written a letter to the Superintendent of Police, Vineet Jaiswal, claiming that they are innocent.

In the hand-written letter, the four accused -- Sandeep, Ramu, Ravi, and Lavkush, have admitted that they were friendly with the victim and would often talk to her on phone.

They said that the girl's family was not happy with their friendship.

They further said that none of them were at the spot where the girl was beaten.

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On the day of the incident, the accused admitted to having met the girl but said that they left the place when her mother and brother objected.

They said that they later came to know that the girl had been beaten by her mother and brother for meeting the accused.

In the letter, it has also been stated by the four accused that have been wrongly framed in the case by the victim's family. Also, they have sought justice and have put thumb impressions at the end of the letter. 

Read the letter here: 



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