Jalandhar, January 29 (DNS)- The DIG, Jalandhar Range, yesterday handed over the case of the detention of a minor rape victim and her mother to the Hoshiarpur police after withdrawing it from the local police. DIG Ishwar Singh also constituted a four-member committee headed by Pramod Ban, SSP, Hoshiarpur, for the investigation of the case. An IPS officer, Inderbir Singh of the Hoshiarpur police, will also probe the case. Ishwar Singh said the case was transferred to the Hoshiarpur police for transparent and impartial investigation as per the wishes of the victims’ family. The DIG had marked an inquiry to the local police on Wednesday but following objections from the family members of the victims and activists of the Pendu Mazdoor Union, he handed over the case to the Hoshiarpur police. Led by Tarsem Peter, president of the union, family members of the victims today met the DIG and alleged that the district police was mounting pressure on the aggrieved party to effect a compromise in the case. They also alleged that certain senior police officers were trying to hush up the ...
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