Mehbooba expresses anguish over murder of minor girl in Kathua

Srinagar, Jan 18 : Expressing her anguish over the abduction and murder of a minor girl belonging to nomadic Bakerwal community in Kathua, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said incidents like this will be investigated expeditiously and the guilty will be punished.

Taking to micro-blogging site twitter the Chief Minister said “Outraged by the heinous incident in which a young Bakerwal girl has lost her life.

Incidents like this will be investigated expeditiously & the guilty will be punished”.

Earlier in the day in Legislative Assembly (LA), opposition parties staged a walkout to protest against the murder of the girl of Bakerwal community in Kathua.

As soon as proceedings of the House began, main opposition National Conference (NC) and Congress legislators were on their feet demanding action against police officers of the area for failing to trace an eight-year-old girl, who went missing last week.

Updated On 1/18/2018 4:12:32 PM