Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday assured the people of Jalandhar and the state that the accused who brutally raped and killed a 13-year-old girl in Jalandhar West will receive the death penalty.
Speaking at an event organized by the Jaria Foundation in Patiala, CM Mann stated that this case falls under the category of brutality. He added that the accused will be hanged, and that it will be done quickly, so that the incident remains in the public's attention.
CM Bhagwant Mann stated that this incident is inhumane. Such incidents are unimaginable in today's times. He stated that he does not know how such brutality enters the minds of such people. He instructed the police to file a strict report against the accused. The case will be tried in a fast-track court so that the accused can be hanged as soon as possible and no one can even think of committing such an act.
The postmortem examination in the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl from Paras Estate in Jalandhar West has confirmed that she was strangled to death.
Doctors found deep ligature marks on her neck, along with nail scratches and friction injuries on her body, pointing to sexual assault and a violent struggle.
Forensic samples including swabs taken during the postmortem and the accused’s blood sample have been sent to the laboratory for DNA matching. Police said the DNA report will play a major role in the case.
Investigators are also searching for the accused’s missing mobile phone, which reportedly went missing during the mob assault on him after the girl’s body was discovered.
Police teams have been deployed to trace the device, which is believed to contain crucial evidence.
