After the old tweets were widely shared on social media today, Nizami has deleted them and has been blocking people who are asking him about the tweets.
Initial statement by Hathras victim's family, initial complaint and victim statement had not mentioned rape or sexual assault. Police had ruled out sexual assault on the basis of medical reports.
The family has stated that the accused had injected the victim with some substance because she was in a dazed state when she came home. She died on the way to hospital.