The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) completed its argument on the protest filed by victim’s family in the much hyped Katra cousins case whose corpse were found hanging from the tree after alleged gang rape, on the intervening night of May 27 last year.
CBI’s counsel Kumar Rajat told media persons in Badaun on Thursday afternoon that they have completed their arguments in the case in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses(POCSO) court. He said that the matter will be now heard on June 11 as litigant’s counsel was not ready for the argument.
Kumar Rajat added that the CBI has submitted all the evidence related to the case in the court and POCSO judge Pramod Kumar has fixed the next date of hearing for June 11. litigant’s counsel Kokab Hasab Naqvi said that they will keep their points in front of the court on June 11 as they are not ready for the argument because CBI has not submitted all the documents in the court.
The Katra cousins were allegedly gang raped and murdered on the intervening night of May 27-28 last year by 5 people including two policemen and three real brothers Pappu Yadav, Urvesh Yadav, Awadhesh Yadav in Katra Saadatganj village under Ushet police station. later, the bodies of girls were found hanging from a tree in mango orchard. The act was criticized in national and international media. later, a CBI probe was ordered on June 12 last, on the demand of victim’s kin. All the five acc used were granted bail as the CBO did not file their Charge-sheet on time.
The CBI, which filed a closure report on December last, had stated that all the five accused were innocent and that the girls committed suicide due to guilt. A protest was filed by the victim’s family against the closure report filed by the CBI, in which the next hearing has been fixed forJune 11.