Jammu, Aug 29: Probe into the rape and death of a 15-year-old girl in Kishtwar district has been handed over to the Crime Branch.
The teenager had been allegedly raped by her school Teacher over several months and she died on August 20 during a pregnancy termination procedure.
Senior Congress leader and former Minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori expressed his gratitude to Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha Ji for facilitating the transfer of the Chhatroo/Gurinal case to the Crime Branch for a specialised investigation.
Saroori said that the Lieutenant Governor had earlier personally spoken to him over the telephone and assured that the case would be transferred to the Crime Branch, following the concerns raised by the victim’s family and local residents seeking a fair and impartial investigation.
The investigation will be overseen by Shri Sanjay Parihar and Shri Javed Iqbal Tabassum, who will head the Special Crime Wing constituted to investigate the case.
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