CBI files case in Dalit children's killing, begins probe

The CBI today took over probe in the October 20 killing of two dalit toddlers in an arson attack in Haryana's Sunped village after registering a case against 11 accused.
CBI sources said the agency has taken over investigation after re-registering an FIR under IPC sections, including those related to murder, arson and rioting, against 11 persons of whom six are under judicial custody and five absconding.
"The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case U/s 147, 149, 452, 436, 302, 307 of IPC & Section 3 of SC/ST Act against 11 accused persons and taken over the investigation of the FIR No.325/2015 registered on 20.10.2015 at Police Station Sadar, Ballabhgarh, District Faridabad," CBI spokeserson Devpreet Singh said.

She said a CBI team, headed by a DIG-level officer and including officials of Central Forensic Science Laboratory, visited the crime scene today and collected some exhibits for in-depth investigation, besides taking over the case records from local police.
In the wee hours of October 20, alleged upper caste assailants had set ablaze the house of Jitender after pouring petrol from the window. Jitendra's son Vaibhav, who was two-and-a-half-years-old, and 11-month-old daughter Divya were killed, while his wife Rekha, 28, is battling for her life at Safdarjung Hospital.
The local police had registered a case against Sunped residents Balwant and his son Dharm Singh, besides nine others including Jagat, Aidal, Naunihal, Joginder, Sooraj, Akash, Aman, Sanjay, and Desh Raj. Jagat, Aidal, Naunihal, Joginder and Deshraj are still absconding.

A Special Investigating Team was constituted by the district administration under DCP PC Pawar to probe the incident, but Haryana government recommended a CBI inquiry as outrage mounted.