Tanda rape case: Punjab Police present challan in record nine days

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 30

The Punjab Police today presented a challan in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge after completing investigations into the Tanda rape and murder case of a six-year-old Dalit girl in less than 10 days. The court fixed November 11 for the hearing in the case.

A special prosecutor has been appointed for expeditious proceedings in the case, in which the state government has sought a fast-track trial to ensure speedy justice to the victim, who was brutally assaulted by the accused.The two accused in the case were arrested on the night of October 21, hours after the minor was raped and murdered before being burnt at a Tanda village. The BJP had sought to compare the incident with the Hathras case, where the victim’s family had demanded shifting of the case outside UP. Taking a serious note of the Hoshiarpur incident, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, who also holds the Home portfolio, had directed the police to submit a chargesheet within 10 days.

In pursuance of the directions, the police today submitted their final nine-page report in the special court of Neelam Arora in a record time of nine days after completing the probe in eight days after the incident.

Giving details of the investigations, conducted by DSP (CAW) Madhvi Sharma under the supervision of SSP Navjot Mahal, DGP Dinkar Gupta said the probe was carried out expeditiously to ensure prompt justice.