Chaos at Delhi-Noida border as Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi head to Hathras

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi have left for Hathras in UP today to meet the family of the 19-year-old who was gang-raped and killed. Sources said both the leaders left 10, Janpath, Delhi, the residence of the Congress president, and entered UP via the DND flyover, where a large number of Congress workers had gathered. Traffic was disrupted in the area.

In Hathras, the district magistrate has imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and ordered sealing of the district borders to maintain peace. "Section 144 (of the Code of Criminal Procedure) has been imposed in the district. It will be in force till October 31," District Magistrate PK Lakshkar said on Thursday.