Killing of Kathua minor girl: Opposition creates ruckus in Jammu & Kashmir Assembly

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was today rocked with protests by the Opposition over the killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district, prompting the government to order suspension of a police officer.

The Opposition members created uproar over the incident, a day after the government informed the state Assembly that a 15-year-old boy was apprehended in connection with the killing of the minor girl.

The government has already order a magisterial probe into the incident and said it will inform the House about its findings.

Condemned the barbaric incident in which minor girl from Gujjar community was raped and murdered in Kathua district. Police should make all out efforts to nab the culprits and punished accordingly.I urged state Govt.to take effective steps so that such incidents don’t recur.

— Sham Lal Sharma (@shamsharma_jk) January 18, 2018

The body of the girl was recovered from Rassana forest in Hiranagar area of Kathua district on January 17, a week after she went missing while grazing horses in the forest area.

A special investigation team (SIT) of police in the case apprehended the teenage boy for her murder and said the accused strangulated the victim after she resisted his attempt to rape her …read more