#JusticeForAsifa, From Silence to a rush of empathy for the victim, Humanity Lost and Found

As soon as the bone-chilling details about rape and murder of a child in Kathua came to fore this week, the gruesome incident hogged the headlines in media. From TV studios in New Delhi to reputed newspaper like New York Times, the cries of justice for the victim, eight-year-old Asifa, have grown louder since. In its report headlined“an 8-Year-Old’s Rape and Killing Fuels Religious Tensions in India,” the New York Times wrote that the incident “seemed another isolated, horrific episode of sexual violence in India, perpetrated against a powerless girl…

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Irresponsible actions, Statements won’t obstruct law: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on Thursday said that the law won’t be obstructed by irresponsible actions and statements of a group of people. In a tweet, Mehbooba said that justice will be delivered in Asifa rape-and-murder case. “The Law will not be obstructed by the irresponsible actions & statements of a group of people. Proper procedures are being followed, investigations are on the fast track & justice will be delivered. #JusticeForAsifa,” tweeted Mehbooba. The tweet comes a day after a bandh call issued by the Jammu Bar association evoked…

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Crime Branch won’t be cowed down by protests supporting culprits

Police won’t spare anybody involved in crime: DGP Evidence against accused collected: IG Crime While there is an immense outrage over rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua, any protest favouring the perpetrators of the heinous crime is not going to deter the investigation by Crime Branch (CB) of police, a top officer said. A top officer of Crime Branch said any protest in defence of those, who have been held for committing the crime, is not going to change anything related to the case. On possibility of…

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