Form SITs in all dists in 48 hrs to probe rape cases Ursquokhand HC

  • | Tuesday | 21st August, 2018

The court also directed the state government to provide protection to rape victims and close family members. “The state government, till date, has not made its stand clear in the matter,” said the court. Notably, CM Trivendra Singh had earlier said that the state would bring a law to hang child rapists. The mother of the victim is mentally ill while her father is disabled. The SIT has been asked to complete investigation in four weeks and submit a chargesheet.The girl, a resident of a village in Dunda block, was kidnapped from her home, raped and murdered.

Nainital: Taking suo motu cognizance of rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Uttarkashi last week, the Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday directed the state government to form permanent Special Investigation Teams ( SIT ) in all 13 districts within 48 hours to deal with sensitive matters especially crime against women.The court also ordered handing over the investigation into the rape of minor in Uttarkashi immediately to SIT. The SIT has been asked to complete investigation in four weeks and submit a chargesheet.The girl, a resident of a village in Dunda block, was kidnapped from her home, raped and murdered. The mother of the victim is mentally ill while her father is disabled. The incident led to widespread protests in several parts of Uttarakhand with priests of the Gangotri shrine refraining from conducting rituals and puja for several hours on Monday.Taking cognizance of a report published in The Times of India and regional newspapers on the rape and murder and demands by residents to hand over the probe to an SIT or CB-CID, the court said, “We are of the view that the inquiry and investigation in these sensitive matters should be carried out by permanent Special Investigation Teams (SITs).”The division bench of acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari tasked the principal secretary (Home) to the state of Uttarakhand to constitute SITs in all districts of Uttarakhand within 48 hours.The court added that each SIT should have a senior superintendent of police or superintendent of police, an additional superintendent of police/circle officer/inspector, inspector of police (woman) and a psychologist/counsellor and a woman social worker.The court also directed trial courts to fast track matters of rape while adding that it had already directed the state government to consider amendment in the law for imposing death penalty upon persons convicted of rape of minors. “The state government, till date, has not made its stand clear in the matter,” said the court. Notably, CM Trivendra Singh had earlier said that the state would bring a law to hang child rapists. The court also directed the state government to provide protection to rape victims and close family members.

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