The Allahabad High Court issued some directions on Friday to secure the safety of the trial and the witnesses and lawyers in the Hathras gang rape and murder case. A Bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Jaspreet Singh passed the directions after the victim's brother alleged that an unruly mob which included lawyers barged into the trial court during the proceedings and intimidated the witnesses and the complainant's counsel eventually forcing the trial judge to halt the proceedings. In this regard, an application was filed by advocate Sharad Bhatnagar on behalf of the victim's brother supported by an affidavit seeking certain interim directions. The Bench besides ordering the trial to be held in-camera for the time being also sought a status report from the District Judge, Hathras and the Inspector General, CRPF Central Sector regarding the veracity of the allegations.
