The Hathras victim's family will appear before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday to give their statements on the "forced cremation" of the 19-year-old girl who was allegedly gang raped and died two weeks later in a Delhi hospital.

The Lucknow Bench has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident. "Five of us will be appearing in court. The administration had asked us how many from our family would like to be present for the hearing on October 12. My father, mother, sister, younger brother and I will be appearing in court," the victim's elder brother told reporters.