Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assures action on Himachal engineering student’s death in Bengal, minor’s rape in Chamba
BJP MLAs Inderdutt Lakhanpal and Dr Janak Raj had sought answers on Kapil Kumar’s death under mysterious circumstances in Howrah and the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in Chamba.
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“The victim’s uncle also moved an application with Himachal Pradesh Police. I instructed DGP Himachal Ashok Tewari to take appropriate action," said CM SukhuHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday assured the Assembly that appropriate legal action would be taken in the Kapil Kumar case in which an engineering student from Hamirpur district died in West Bengal. He also informed the House that a suspect in a rape case involving a minor in Chamba district has been arrested.
Replying to two separate motions of attention raised by BJP MLAs Inderdutt Lakhanpal (Barsar) and Dr Janak Raj (Bharmor), Sukhu said that legal measures have already been initiated in both cases.
Lakhanpal had sought the government’s response on the death of 22-year-old Kapil, who hailed from Bhaged village in Hamirpur. Kapil was pursuing a course at Seacom Marine College, Howrah, since April this year and died under mysterious circumstances on August 9. His uncle, Rakesh Kumar, has lodged an FIR at Sankrail police station in Howrah City, alleging he was murdered.
“The victim’s uncle also moved an application with Himachal Pradesh Police. I instructed DGP Himachal Ashok Tewari to take appropriate action. The application for a fair and transparent probe has been forwarded to the Police Commissioner, Howrah, and correspondence has been made by the Himachal Pradesh DGP with his West Bengal counterpart on August 19,” Sukhu said.
In another matter, Raj raised concerns over the alleged rape of a 15-year-old orphan girl in Chamba. “Based on her statement, an FIR was registered on August 18 under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, sections 4 and 17 of the Pocso Act, and sections 9 and 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. The minor delivered a child earlier this year, leading to the arrest of the main accused. The newborn’s DNA profiling has been initiated for paternity confirmation,” Sukhu said, adding that it was a very sensitive matter.
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