New Delhi:09 Jan 21 The Delhi High Court, hearing a Public Interest Litigation on Friday, issued notice to several social media organisations and media houses for the alleged disclosure of the identity of the victim of Hathras rape case.The Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh sought a response from all respondents including Twitter India, Facebook India and others over the PIL.The court will next hear the matter on February 5.The plea stated that on 14 September, a woman was gang raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras by four men. After fighting for her life for two weeks, she died in a hospital in New Delhi. Following the unfortunate event, various media houses and social media giants allegedly published information relating to the victim that disclosed her identity.
