HC takes up rape-suicide case

Taking suo motu cognizance of a rape victim committing suicide in Panchkula, the Punjab and Haryana HC directed the Haryana Govt to file a status report within two weeks, report Pawan Sharma and Satvir S Sarwari.

Taking suo motu cognizance of a rape victim committing suicide at the Haryana Police Headquarters in Panchkula in Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed the Haryana government to file a status report within two weeks, on the circumstances that drove the Rohtak resident to take the extreme step.

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Directing the investigating agency to carry out the probe “with utmost speed”, the vacation bench fixed the next date of hearing for July 2.

The victim — allegedly raped by two Rohtak policemen — committed suicide on June 9 in front of her two little daughters by consuming Celphos tablets and charged the Rohtak Police with protecting the accused constables. In Rohtak, a local court remanded both the dismissed policemen accused in the rape case in police custody for three days.