J-K govt to probe audio clip on Kathua rape-and-murder case

The Jammu and Kashmir 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."