Jammu April 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said there would be no obstruction of justice in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old minor in Kathua district.
"The law will not be obstructed by the irresponsible actions and statements of a group of people. Proper procedures are being followed investigations are on the fast track and justice will be delivered " Mehbooba tweeted.
Her tweet comes after the Jammu Bar Association staged protests against the handling of the case by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch. It has also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
Eight people including the mastermind Sanji Ram have been charged with abduction raping and murdering the Bakerwal (nomadic) minor in Kathua s Rasana village in January.
Investigations have revealed that the victim was held in a temple drugged repeatedly raped and finally murdered to scare the Bakerwal community out of the village.
Sanji Ram has also been charged with bribing local policemen including a sub-inspector and a head constable to destroy vital evidence.
--IANS
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