Lucknow, June 10: The Uttar Pradesh Government has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Badaun Gangrape case.
“The Badaun gangrape case has been handed over to the CBI,” said UP Police’s Inspector General (Law and Order) Amrendra Sengar.
The state Principal Secretary has also written to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) asking for a CBI probe in the case.
The UP Government is now waiting for a formal notification from the Department of Peersonnel and Training.
Two young dalit girls were found hanging from a mango tree the next day after they were raped and murdered.
The gruesome rape and murder of the teenage Dalit girls has created a furore and invited widespread condemnation from various leaders in the country.