There was enormous pressure on the victims to rescind on their statements.”Initially, 6,400 persons were accused of crimes in 534 FIRs, said the report. The report pointed out that the State government’s announcement of relief package of Rs. The colonies they now lived in lacked basic amenities such as drinking water, sewerage, drainage, street lights, and public toilets. In Shamli, 97% colonies lacked drinking water, 76% lacked street lights, 70% had no drainage and 97% had no public toilets. In both districts, nobody received old age, widow pension or disability pension, said the report, which was released in Lucknow today in Hindi.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 21:00 UTC