Court Orders Judicial Probe Into Death Of Accused In Minor's Rape-Murder
NDTV
The ruling came on a petition by Telangana Civil Liberties Committee president Gaddam Laxman. The plea has also sought Rs 50 lakh in compensation
The Telangana High Court today ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged suicide by P Raju, an accused in a six-year-old girl's rape and murder case here.
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice MS Ramchandra Rao and Justice T Amarnath Goud was hearing a lunch motion petition (case being heard the same day in case of emergency), moved by Telangana Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) president Gaddam Laxman, seeking a judicial inquiry into the death.
The bench ordered the probe by a local court in Warangal and directed it to submit its report in a sealed cover in four weeks.
The court also directed the state government to hand over the videos of the post-mortem to the principal district judge, Warangal.
