The Supreme Court on Monday directed the parents of five-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and murdered in Jadupur village of Nayagarh district in July 2020, to approach the Orissa High Court.
The apex court passed the direction while hearing a plea by the child’s mother for a CBI probe into the sensational case. The victim’s mother had initially filed a writ petition and later a Special Leave Petition (SLP) at the apex court for a CBI investigation.
The girl’s father said, “We will appeal in the High Court as directed by the apex court. We will fight for justice for our daughter.”
Notably, the minor was kidnapped on July 14, 2020 when she was playing outside her house. Her skeletal remains were recovered from the backyard of her house nine days later. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch led by Arun Bothra, which probed the case, had arrested the prime accused, a native of Jadupur.
Eight months after his arrest, the Children’s Court in Nayagarh recently framed charges against the 17-year-old prime accused.