Indore Rape And Murder Case: Bar Body Decides Not to Represent Any Accused in Court

New Delhi, April 21: In a bid to express solidarity with the family of  a four-month-old infant who was raped and killed in Rajwada area of Madhya Pradesh, the Indore Bar Association has decided n

New Delhi, April 21: In a bid to express solidarity with the family of  a four-month-old infant who was raped and killed in Rajwada area of Madhya Pradesh, the Indore Bar Association has decided not to represent the accused in court. The association’s president Dinesh Pandey while talking to a leading news channel asserted that the victim’s family would be offered free legal service to get the accused “hanged in one month”.

Earlier on Friday, a four-month-old infant’s body was recovered from the basement of a building in Indore. Following the complaint of the victims’ parents, the Indore police have arrested victim’s uncle in connection with the crime. Officials say that the accused had an argument with the mother of the baby and committed the crime to teach her a lesson. On the other hand, SI Trilok Singh Varkade of Sarafa police station has been suspended for dereliction of duty.

Indore rape and murder case of a girl under one year of age: Indore Bar Association decides to not represent any rape accused. #MadhyaPradesh

— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2018

“Victim’s family didn’t name the accused as a suspect, who is victim’s uncle in relation. Initial suspects were ruled out by Special Investigation Team (SIT) and victim’s uncle was arrested. Accused had an argument with victim’s mother after which he committed the crime,” DIG Indore was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Shocked over the incident, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister took to micro-blogging site Twitter and posted , “Indore ki ghatna ne aatma ko jhakjhor diya hai. Itni chhoti bacchi ke saath aisa ghinona kritya. Samaaj ko apne andar jhaankne ki zaroorat hai. Prashashan ne aaropi ko giraftar kiya hai. Hum sunishchit karenge use jald se jald kadi se kadi saza mile (The Indore incident has shaken me to the core. Such a ghastly act on such a small child…our society needs to introspect. The administration has arrested the accused. We will ensure that the strictest of punishments is meted out).”

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The baby was picked up by the accused as she was asleep with her family on a porch. The CCTV footage, scanned by the police, shows a man arriving on a bicycle, abducting the girl and moving towards a commercial complex built on a portion of Shiv Vilas Palace around 4.45 AM. After some time, he returns back from the area alone. The police recovered the infant’s blood-soaked body in the basement area of the heritage Shiv Vilas Palace.

The autopsy report revealed that the infant died due to head injuries. The report also confirmed the savage sexual assault.