SC orders CBI probe into Banda rape case *Zeenews Bureau* "..The petitioner have alleged that the authorities had committed a grave error by foisting false cases against the victim, who was a minor and was entitled to protection under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act (JJA). [image: SC orders CBI probe into Banda rape case] They alleged that the magistrate, in violation of the JJ Act, had sent her to jail, while she should have been sent to a juvenile care centre. The 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by Dwivedi in Banda on December 10 and 11. The girl had escaped from his residence on December 12 when the MLA allegedly attempted to rape her again. The girl, however, was arrested in connection with an allegedly false case of theft lodged by the legislator's brother against her. 48-year-old Dwivedi was later arrested from Banda. The apex court had on January 17 agreed to consider a plea for a judicial enquiry into the alleged rape case."
New Delhi: In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh government of Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Banda rape case. As per reports, the apex court ordered the central probe agency to file its preliminary investigation report in connection with the case in six weeks. The apex court order is a setback to the UP government, which has earlier ordered a CB-CID probe into the alleged rape of a Dalit girl by Banda BSP legislator Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi. Prior to this, the apex court had asked the UP government to file a reply on a petition seeking a judicial probe into the case. [image: SC orders CBI probe into Banda rape case] <http://adserver.adtech.de/adlink/3.0/1191/3111109/0/165/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4> A bench of justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha granted two weeks time to the Home Secretary of the state and Superintendent of Police of Banda to file reply saying that they will have to personally appear before it in case they fail to do so. The court passed the order on a public interest lawsuit filed by advocate Raja Ram and Irudaya Nathan seeking an independent judicial probe into the incident, allegedly involving the BSP legislator and his aides.... http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/sc-orders-cbi-probe-into-banda-rape-case_731102.html -- You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot build up a nation, you cannot build up a morality. Anything that you will build on the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a whole. -AMBEDKAR http://venukm.blogspot.com http://www.shelfari.com/kmvenuannur http://kmvenuannur.livejournal.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
