The girl was allegedly gang raped and murdered by unknown miscreants in Gaya district on Saturday

Bihar girl rape: Rahul Gandhi demands severe punishment for those guilty
Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi expressed deep pain over reports of gang rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Bihar and demanded severe punishment for those responsible for the crime.

The girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by unknown miscreants in Gaya district on Saturday.

"I am deeply pained to hear about this inhuman and cruel crime that has happened in Bihar. I pray that justice be done, it is appropriate, and the criminals responsible for it get severe punishment as soon as possible," he said in a Facebook post.

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