New Delhi: Expressing grief over the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl by a priest and three other men in a Delhi crematorium, Delhi BJP MP Hans Raj Hans on Wednesday said that political parties should not politicize the issue and the girl should get justice.
Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, Lok Sabha MP from North West Delhi Hans Raj Hans on Wednesday said, "After the Coronavirus pandemic, people should have realised their mistakes but this could not happen. Humans are going through such hard times but still, such heinous sins are being committed, we are ashamed to be human beings of this period."
He further said, "I had gone to the spot but the situation was such that we had to come back. I don't know why such incidents happen in this country? One should not politicise the matter and the girl should get justice." The Lok Sabha MP demanded a fair and immediate probe in the matter and said that the culprits should be punished.
Also read: NCPCR asks Twitter to take action on Rahul Gandhi posting photo of victim's family
The nine-year-old, a resident of Delhi's Cantonment area, was allegedly raped and murdered on Sunday. The issue came to light after the minor girl was cremated without her parents' consent at Old Nangal crematorium after she was found dead there. A priest working at the crematorium, who had pressurized the family to perform the last rites of the dead body, had been charged with murder.
On the recommendations of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the four accused, including a 55-year-old priest of the crematorium, have been booked under sections related to rape, murder and threats, and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST Act.
