Uttar Pradesh authorities had scuttled an earlier attempt by the two leaders to travel to Hathras, detaining them and several party workers in Greater Noida outside Delhi.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on October 3 met the family of the Hathras victim and said that they will fight for justice for the Dalit woman who died this week after she was allegedly gang-raped, triggering nationwide outrage.
"We will fight against injustice, and fight till justice is done," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told reporters after the meeting that lasted about 45 minutes.
Rahul Gandhi said no power can stifle the voice of the family.
Uttar Pradesh authorities had scuttled an earlier attempt by the two leaders to travel to Hathras, detaining them and several party workers in Greater Noida outside Delhi.
On Saturday, the party staged another show of strength at the Delhi-Noida border. The UP Police said they will allow five party party representatives to meet the family in the village in Hathras district.
The 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on September 14 in an assault by four men that left her critically injured. She died at a Delhi hospital last Tuesday.