Have devoted my life to ensure justice to my daughter: Kathua rape victim's father
Jammu: The father of an eight-year-old girl, who was gangraped and killed in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, said on Sunday that he has full faith in the judiciary and has devoted his life to ensure justice is done to his daughter.
The Supreme Court on Monday transferred case from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot.
The apex court also ruled out CBI inquiry in the case.
While hearing the plea of rape victim's family, the Supreme Court said that fear and fair cannot be allowed to exist together.
After transferring the case, the top court also said day to day hearing would take place in the matter. The court also ordered for in-camera proceedings.
The top court also allowed Jammu and Kashmir government to appoint public prosecutor in Pathankot Court and also asked it to provide security to the victim's family, their lawyer and witnesses.
Read: Fear and fair can't exist together: SC shifts Kathua rape case to Pathankot
The eight-year-old girl was brutally gangraped and murdered after abduction in a forest in Kathua district in January.
The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police, which investigated the case, had submitted a chargesheet against eight accused including a juvenile in April.
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I am satisfied with police investigation and will not rest till justice is done in the case. I want the accused to be given exemplary punishment for their brutality, the father of the victim told news agency PTI on phone from Ramban district where he along with his family has been camping for the last few days.
Earlier, the apex court, in a stern warning, had said it would transfer the Kathua gangrape and murder case from the local court in Jammu and Kashmir in the "slightest possibility" of lack of fair trial, saying the "real concern" was to hold proper prosecution.
The eight-year-old's father had moved the Supreme Court, apprehending threat to the family, a friend and their lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat.
A separate plea was also filed by two accused seeking that the trial in the case be held in Jammu and the probe handed over to the CBI.
