Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed the "forcible cremation" of the Hathras gang-rape victim by police as a "shameful" move of the Uttar Pradesh government.

#Congress leader #RahulGandhi (@RahulGandhi) on Wednesday dubbed the "forcible cremation" of the #Hathras gang-rape victim by police as a "shameful" move of the #UttarPradesh government.

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"It is a shameful move of the state government to oppress the Dalits and show them their place in society," he tweeted in Hindi, tagging a news report on the cremation of the 19-year-old woman.