SC directs JK Police to record witnesses of Kathua minor rape case in presence of their family members

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Jammu and Kashmir police to record witnesses’ statements from a visible distance in the Kathua case, reported an online news portal based in Delhi.
The court ordered that the probe should happen in presence of their family members, said the report
The apex court issued the directions after three witnesses alleged “torture” by the police during the interrogation, the report said.
“The Supreme Court on May 16 heard the matter of three students, witnesses in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, seeking protection from police torture,” stated the report.
In January this year minor girl belonging to Bakerwal community was raped and subsequently murdered in Kathua generating rage across the globe.
A rally was later taken out by Hindu Ekta Manch outfit in support of the accused in which two BJP legislators-Chowdhary Lal Singh and Chandra Prakash Ganga had also participated, drawing falk from various quarters.