Gangrape murder case : CBI arrests former SP
The CBI on Thursday arrested a former Superintendent of Police posted at Shimla during an ongoing investigation into the custodial death of one of the accused in the rape and murder case of a 16-year-old girl.
The minor school girl was found dead in July first week in a forest under Kotkhai Police Station in Shimla district. She was allegedly gangraped and later tortured to death.
Himachal Pradesh Police had earlier arrested 6 people in the case. One of the accused Suraj Singh was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kotkhai police custody on July 18.
The arrested accused were produced today in a Shimla court and remanded in police custody till November 20.
CBI had filed two FIRs on the orders of Himachal Pradesh High Court dated July 19 under Sections 302, 376 of the IPC and Section 4 of POSCO Act at Kothai Police Station of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh relating to rape and murder of the minor girl. Another case of the custodial death of accused Suraj Singh was filed at the Kothai Police Station during the course of the investigation.
After taking over the investigation, CBI had arrested eight police officers of Himachal Pradesh, including the then Inspector General of Police, Southern Range; the then DSP (SDOP); a sub-inspector and then SHO, Kotkhai; an ASI; 3 head constables and one constable. All the said arrested accused are presently in judicial custody.
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