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Ranchi, Oct 9 (PTI) Apex child rights body NCPCR will recommend an investigation by the NIA into the murder of the class 12 girl in Jharkhand"s Dumka district who was set ablaze as she spurned advances by the accused, its chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said.
Speaking to PTI, Kanoongo alleged that social media campaigns funded by Bangladesh organisations were on to prove that the girl was not a minor despite her documents saying so.
"The investigating officer of the case couldn"t tell Sharukh"s address.
I had asked about his place of living -- there should be roots.
The NCPCR team asked about his maternal uncle with whom he lived, police said he is an absconder.
All these things are indicating something is wrong.
Someone is favouring the accused," he said.
Kanoongo and his team had visited Dumka to probe the death of the girl who was set on fire on August 23 allegedly by Shahrukh for spurning his advances.
She succumbed to the injuries on August 28, triggering widespread outrage.
"Deliberately it was hidden that she was a minor.