Complete probe in Bandipora rape case on fast track basis: Guv

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Monday directed police to complete investigations in the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora district on a fast track basis.

The state police has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the rape case and one person has been arrested.

The governor has also directed the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police of Kashmir to personally monitor the investigation, an official spokesman said.

Malik expressed deep shock and pain over incident and took a detailed report of the ongoing investigation in the case.

The spokesman said a separate inquiry has also been ordered to check the veracity of the age of the accused and ascertain the authenticity of the age certificate.

Preliminary medical examination of the youth accused of raping the girl has shown that he is not a juvenile, police said Monday.

The governor has assured the people that the administration is taking all step for maintaining public ...