Probe Alwar rape afresh, says NCW

NCW chairperson Girija Vyas told the The Indian Express that she has asked the Director General of Police to re-investigate the case after hearing the girl8217;s statement.

On July 22, the son of Mewat Vikas Board chairman Nasru Khan was accused of abducting and raping a minor Sikh girl. On hearing the news, Shiv Sena and Vishwa Hindu Parishad called a day-long bandh in protest, which threatened to take on communal hues. But the tensions eased when the accused was nabbed in Jaipur the very next day.

The girl initially told the police and the media that she had been drugged and raped by the BJP leader8217;s son and his friends. But she retracted her statement before the magistrate.

SSP Alawar Rajesh Aarya told The Indian Express that the accused was let off following the girl8217;s statement. The girl8217;s parents had last year too lodged a complaint against the accused for trespassing and attempting to molest their daughter. The girl8217;s age has also become a bone of contention with the cops claiming that she is 17, while her father said that she is just 15.