HC transfers minor girl’s death case to CBI; orders time-bound, court-monitored probe
JAMMU, Dec 21 (PTI): The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has transferred the probe into the unnatural death of a 13-year-old minor girl to CBI, directing the agency to submit a status report to the chief judicial magistrate here within three months of commencing the investigation.
The girl’s father, Mukhtyar Ali, a resident of the Jandyal village in Bhalwal tehsil of Jammu, approached the court in October last year, demanding transfer of the investigation to the crime branch, as he suspected that his daughter was subjected to rape and murder.
The girl was found hanging from a tree near her residence on August 15, 2024.
