Kathua rape-murder matter sub judice, Govt to act accordingly: Dy CM
INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY GOING ON TO DESTABILIZE J&K ON COMMUNAL LINES
20/04/2018
JAMMU, Apr 19: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said on Thursday that as the Kathua rape and murder case is sub judice, the government will act on its directions.
To the unversed, the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case took place in January, when an eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, drugged, raped, tortured and bludgeoned to death in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. After being missing for a week, her body was found on January 17.
“Now, the case is with the court and the government will act on the directions of the court. A thorough investigation should be done and the actual culprits should be found and pronounced guilty," Singh said while addressing a press conference here.
"An action will definitely be taken," Singh added.
Earlier on April 16, the victim's father approached the apex court seeking transfer of the case outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Nirmal Singh, also said Congress party played worst role in making Rasana-Kathua case (rape and murder of eight-year-old girl) as communal and played divisive politics over it.
He warned Congress would play disruptive politics especially in Jammu and Kashmir in coming months and asked people to remain aware of the party's “conspiracies.”
He refused to answer whether the Kathua rape and murder case be transferred to the CBI, saying the case is at present is in the High Court and the Supreme Court and whatever directions the Courts will pass, they will be accepted and implemented by the State government.
“The way Congress played politics over the Rasana case is an example of divisive politics of the party . A right-hand man of Ghulam Nabi Azad was leading an agitation in Jammu and at the same time they were part of the candlelight march”, Nirmal Singh said alluding to Jammu High Court Bar Association President B.S Salathia.
Nirmal Singh said the Congress party has been exposed. He said the Congress's claim of secularism is based on lies. All along, he said, Congress party has made people fight on the basis of religion and caste.
This was the first press conference by any top BJP leader in Jammu after the resignation of two BJP Ministers Chander Prakash Ganga and Lal Singh for attending a rally of Hindu Ekta Manch on April 1. He said the Ministers resigned on the moral grounds.
The deputy chief minister said whosoever is involved in the rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl would be given stern punishment. He said it was a fact that the girl was raped and murdered and all reports were lying with the High Court and the Court would take a decision about it. He, however, said an international conspiracy was going on over the case to destabilize the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He said a conspiracy is being hatched to disturb the situation in the State. He said it was unfortunate what has happened to the girl and the incident shouldn’t be given the communal colour.
He said since the PDP-BJP came to power three years ago, at many a times “elements inimical to peace at the behest of Pakistan” have tried to polarize the situation in the State.
The government today forwarded to probe agencies an audio clip in which two people are heard discussing how money was collected purportedly in the name of the eight-year-old Kathua rape-and-murder victim but never reached her family.
In the audio clip, which has gone viral on social media, the two can be heard discussing that a huge sum of money was collected in the name of the victim but that her family did not get it.
The discussion in the audio clip also suggests that a fight has already begun among the people who helped collect funds in the name of the girl.
"I have heard the audio clip. When this clip came to me, I forwarded it to agencies for probing it," Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh told reporters here.
He also said the "heinous and barbaric" nature of the killing of the girl that rattled entire country must be deeply probed in all its aspects.
"Those who have done it must be punished severely."
"It is sad what has happened with the girl. No human being can do such an act. It is heinous. It is unfortunate that such an incident has been given communal colour. Court has taken cognizance of it (reports by media). I condemn the attempt to polarize the incident. it should not have happened," Singh said.
He said the episode gave bad name not only to Jammu and Kashmir but to the entire country.
Now the case is with the court and the government will act on the directions of the court. A thorough investigation should be done. Action will definitely be taken, he said.
The Deputy CM also said if the court directs for a CBI probe, the J&K government will act accordingly.
"The girl should get justice and if anybody feels the probe has been biased they can go to the court and put forth their side," he said.
Asked about a girl from Kulgam (Kashmir) alleging sexual exploitation by a politician, he said, "it has been brought to my notice now and I will verify it. Whosoever is the girl or the politician, justice will be done".
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