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Bandipora Rape Case: Jammu and Kashmir HC asks IGP to fie status report by Friday

News Agencies 15 May 2019, 15:13 IST

Bandipora Rape Case: Jammu and Kashmir HC asks IGP to fie status report by Friday

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of the Bandipora rape case of a three-year-old girl and directed Inspector General of Police (Kashmir zone) to file a status report by Friday.

A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan, taking notice of reports about the rape case, directed the IGP to file a status report about the investigations before 10 am on Friday.

A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped last week by her neighbour, leading to widespread outrage and protests against the incident. The accused has been arrested by police and a special investigation team constituted for a speedy investigation of the incident.

-PTI

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