JAMMU: J&K and Ladakh high court Thursday handed over to CBI the investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl found hanging from a tree in Jammu’s Gharota area on Aug 15, slamming police’s SIT for showing “no serious-minded effort” to ascertain whether the minor died by suicide or was raped and murdered.Hearing a petition filed by her father, Mukhtyar Ali, who alleged laxity in the probe into alleged the rape and murder, Justice Rahul Bharti noted that the SIT conducted a “perfunctory, routine and directionless” investigation by assigning the matter to a probationary sub-inspector.The first status report filed by the Akhnoor SDPO on Oct 31, the court observed, was a two-page ‘ritualistic exercise’ that shifted the burden onto the grieving father to explain why the police investigation was flawed. Shockingly, even the child’s name was disclosed in the report in violation of legal protections.No executive magistrate was involved in the inquest as required under law, and the SIT’s progress remained ‘at the same page’ even in a second status report filed on Nov 24, the HC observed.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Abrupt Variation In Chenab River Flow’: Pakistan Cries Over Indus Water Treaty Suspension’Asking Since June…’: Priyanka Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari Share ‘Appointment’ Banter In Lok Sabha’Possibilities For Expansion’: Argentinian Envoy On Trade Partnership With IndiaCM Mamata Banerjee Renames West Bengal’s Job Guarantee Scheme ‘Karmashree’ After Mahatma GandhiNitish Kumar’s Hijab Shocker: BJP MP Giriraj Singh Defends Bihar CM’s Act With ‘Go To Hell’ RemarkIndia Flags Pakistan Role In Bangladesh Protests, Backs Awami League Demand For Free & Fair PollsIndia’s Silent Exodus: Over Two Lakh Indian Citizens Quit Passports Yearly Amid Changing AspirationsApache AH-64e And Prachand Give India A Two-Front Air Strike Edge From Deserts To High HimalayasLok Sabha Passes Viksit Bharat G Ram G Bill Amid Protests, Opposition Tears Copies Over Gandhi Name‘Worst Is Behind Us’: IndiGo CEO Says Airline Back on Track After Operational Crisis123PhotostoriesDry mouth that won’t go away? Doctor explains if it is dehydration or something elseWinter’s hidden heart hazard: Why cold snaps spike attacksHealthy and delicious snacks under 100 calories for midnight munching8 insanely beautiful Indian destinations to cover before the year ends5 yoga asanas that can help control uric acid naturally6 reasons to eat ripe papaya daily for breakfastDipika Kakar breaks down during her first PET scan after liver cancer surgery; tells Shoaib, ‘I can’t do this without you’Dog breeds that (almost) never bite kidsThese 5 living animals once walked the earth with dinosaurs5 almond recipes for your little one’s brain health123Hot PicksTrump Gold CardUAE WeatherIndia Oman TradeGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays DecemberBank Holidays DecemberTop TrendingPuka Nacua InjuryAnthony Richardson InjuryJosh Allen Car CollectionKobe BryantJayson TatumCam SkatteboPuka NacuaVictor WembanyamaNHL Trade RumorsMike Liaory
JAMMU: J&K and Ladakh high court Thursday handed over to CBI the investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl found hanging from a tree in Jammu’s Gharota area on Aug 15, slamming police’s SIT for showing “no serious-minded effort” to ascertain whether the minor died by suicide or was raped and murdered.Hearing a petition filed by her father, Mukhtyar Ali, who alleged laxity in the probe into alleged the rape and murder, Justice Rahul Bharti noted that the SIT conducted a “perfunctory, routine and directionless” investigation by assigning the matter to a probationary sub-inspector.The first status report filed by the Akhnoor SDPO on Oct 31, the court observed, was a two-page ‘ritualistic exercise’ that shifted the burden onto the grieving father to explain why the police investigation was flawed. Shockingly, even the child’s name was disclosed in the report in violation of legal protections.No executive magistrate was involved in the inquest as required under law, and the SIT’s progress remained ‘at the same page’ even in a second status report filed on Nov 24, the HC observed.
