Govt orders fresh CID probe into Soujanya rape and murder

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August 1, 2013
Bangalore, Aug 1: The Karnataka government ordered a fresh CID investigation into 17-year-old Soujanya's rape and murder in Dharmasthala.
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Replying to a question raised by Belthangady MLA K Vasant Bangera on Tuesday, Home Minister T J George promised the fresh investigation will also include an inquiry against the Sub Inspector of Police.

Mr. Bangera's question follows a plea by the victim's father, Chandrappa, who wanted a fresh inquiry carried out by a special investigation officer into the rape and murder of his daughter who was abducted on her way back from college near Dharmasthala on October 9, 2012.

“The police are portraying Santosh as the main and only accused. However, there are rumours that my daughter was raped and killed by a gang of four,” Chandappa had said in a letter to the MLA.

His letter also levels allegations against the Sub Inspector of the Belthangady police station, whom he accused of covering up in the case. “Influential people, who have money power, had raped my daughter, but the police are trying to protect them. I have submitted the names of three local youths suspected to have committed the crime to officials of the CID. However, no inquiry has been initiated in this direction,” he said.

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"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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