New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath condemning the alleged rape-and-murder of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur District, on Monday accused the Mayawati Government of being insensitive to this issue.
While the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has already sent a team to Lakhimpur to investigate the matter, Tirath has also sought a report from the National Commission for Women (NCW).
"I think what happened was very wrong. I have already written to the National Commission for Women regarding the murder of a minor girl in Lakhimpur. After getting a report from them, I can take some action. It is very insensitive that Uttar Pradesh Chief Mayawati is not doing much about this issue," said Tirath.
"Such things are happening again and again and the government is repeatedly saying that they will write reports. I think these are important issues that need to be addressed immediately," she added.
Tirath also informed the media that she has written a letter to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, appealing to him to take immediate action in the case.
She also said if the policemen are charged in the case, then a committee comprising NGOs and activists would be formed to curb such incidents.
"If the policemen are charged in this case, then we will find ways to stop such crimes from happening in the future. We will also discuss what kind of committees are to be formed. We will form a committee that would include activists and NGOs, so that this does not happen again in the future," said Tirath.
Meanwhile, the second autopsy conducted on the minor girl's body, which was found hanging from a tree within the compound of Nighasan police station in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur District on Friday night, confirmed that the victim was murdered.
The report did not confirm if the 14-year-old girl was raped as alleged by the victim's family.
A group of doctors from different districts, including a lady doctor, came together today and conducted the second autopsy after the state government had dismissed the earlier post-mortem report.
The Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered a CB-CID probe into the case.
"At a high-level meeting late last night, it was decided that the probe into the death of the girl should be handed over to the CB-CID," a senior police officer said.
The CB-CID has been asked to submit its report within a week's time, the officer said.
An FIR has been lodged against a sub-inspector and two policemen for tampering with evidence.
Missing since Friday evening, the girl was found hanging from a tree inside the premises of Nighasan Police Station.
The victim's mother in her complaint had alleged that the girl was raped and murdered. (ANI)
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