Sonia Gandhi meets rape victim's family

The UPA Chairperson arrived here at about 10 AM and went straight to meet the victim's family. She was accompanied by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Minister Kumari Selja and Haryana Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala.

The Haryana Government has drawn flak from all quarters, particularly the opposition, for its alleged failure to prevent incidents of crime against women.

The 16-year-old girl had sprinkled kerosene and immolated herself after allegedly being gang-raped by two youths in Narwana sub-division of the district.

The victim had breathed her last at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences at Rohtak, where she was rushed to from Narwana Civil hospital with 90 per cent burn injuries.

 

Police has arrested the victim's neighbour Pradeep, the main accused who had dragged the victim to his house, and his accomplice Naveen, who was also charged with raping the girl. Two more people, including Pradeep's sister-in-law, have also been arrested in the case.

The Jind incident came close on the heels of a series of horrific crimes against women in Haryana during the past one month, and third in Jind alone.

The rattled Haryana government had on Thursday formed a three-member committee at district levels to investigate, monitor and ensure speedy prosecution of such crimes.