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VK Singh reacts to Kathua rape case, says 'failed Asifa as humans'

| @indiablooms | Apr 12, 2018, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): Union Minister Vijay Kumar Singh on Thursday broke his silence on the Kathua rape case, in which an eight-year old girl was gang-raped and murdered.

In a tweet, Singh said: "We have failed Ashifa (Asifa) as humans. But she will not be denied justice."

Singh is reportedly the first minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to react on the incident.

Asifa, the minor, was held captive by the accused at a temple and later she was raped, mutilated and murdered in Rassana village of Kathua months ago, crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir police stated.

However, several lawyers had stopped the police from registering cases against the accused in the case.

After six hours of ruckus, police could file the charge-sheets.

A bandh (strike) was also called in Jammu by several lawyers on Wednesday as a protest against the filing of charge-sheets.

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