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SC Directs Uttar Pradesh DGP to Form SIT to Probe Rape and Murder of Four-Year-Old Girl in Ghaziabad.
The bench ordered women officers on the team and asked it to examine grievances over police handling and two hospitals that allegedly refused treatment.
- On Friday, The Supreme Court directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad last month.
- The Ghaziabad Police previously faced criticism from The Supreme Court for 'reluctance' in filing an FIR and an 'insensitive approach,' prompting the victim's father to seek a court-monitored investigation.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant, alongside Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, ordered The SIT to include women officers and investigate parent grievances, including alleged negligence by two private hospitals.
- Pending the investigation, the trial court must keep proceedings in abeyance while The SIT submits a supplementary report before that court within two weeks.
- Appearing for the police, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed The Supreme Court that a chargesheet had already been filed and the trial had commenced.
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SC directs Uttar Pradesh DGP to form all-women SIT to probe minor's rape & murder in Ghaziabad
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh DGP to constitute an all-women SIT headed by a commissioner or inspector general-rank officer for a time-bound probe into the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad last month. The apex court, which had earlier flagged the “reluctance” of […]
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SC Orders SIT Probe in 4-year-old's Sexual Assault, Murder in Ghaziabad
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising three women police officers to probe the alleged sexual assault and murder of a four-year-old child in Ghaziabad. India News | SC Orders SIT Probe in 4-year-old's Sexual Assault, Murder in Ghaziabad.
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