SIT formed to probe Badaun gangrape-murder

Team searches houses of the accused in custody

June 06, 2014 03:57 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 11:37 pm IST - Badaun

Demonstrators raise slogans during a protest against the Badaun gangrape, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: S. Subramanium

Demonstrators raise slogans during a protest against the Badaun gangrape, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: S. Subramanium

A four-member Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the shocking gangrape and murder case of two cousins in Katra Sadatganj village in Badaun, officials said.

“The SIT headed by circle officer of Ujhani, Mukesh Saxena has been set up for investigating the case”, SSP Atul Kumar Saxena said.

The SSP said that SIT visited the village on Friday and talked to the complainants and witnesses.

The team got the houses of the accused opened and searched them, Mr. Saxena said adding that help of the witness was being taken to prepare sketches of two accused who are yet to be identified and that the entire process was being videographed.

The case is being monitored at the government level and taking the seriousness of the matter for solving it promptly, the investigations have been taken over from local police, the SSP said.

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