Group of women demands CBI probe into Kathua rape-and-murder case

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

A group of five women submitted a "factual" report on the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in in to and for Personnel Jitendra Singh, and demanded a probe into the incident.

The report claimed that the charge sheet filed by the crime branch in the case had discrepancies and the investigation was "botched-up".

The women, who call themselves a Group of Intellectuals and Academicians (GIA), said they had met more than 25 people including the victim's family, the family members of the accused, and some influential people from the nomadic community to which the girl belonged.

During their stay in Jammu and Kashmir, they had called on

The crime branch has arrested eight people including a juvenile for raping and murdering of the eight-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped on January 10.

The charge sheet claimed the kidnapping of the girl was part of a carefully planned strategy to remove the nomadic community from the area.

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First Published: Fri, May 04 2018. 21:00 IST