Over a week after an 11-year-old boy, Vidhu Jain, was burnt alive in Malerkotla, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday assured the victim’s family that the State Government would leave no stone unturned in tracing his murderers.
The Chief Minister, accompanied by Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, visited Vidhu Jain’s house and condoled his demise.
Badal, who stayed at Jain’s residence for about half an hour, assured his family members that the culprits of this barbaric crime would be behind the bars soon.
“A high-level investigation team of the Punjab Police is looking into the case… I have also directed the police officers to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to the book,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that the sacrifice of Vidhu Jain would be instrumental in exposing those elements who want to disturb the hard earned peace and communal harmony in the State.
“The State Government is committed crush the ugly head of all those powers which were trying to divide the people on communal lines by carrying out such nefarious activities. We are keeping a close tab on all such forces and I assure you that the culprits of the case will be given exemplary punishment,” categorically said Badal.
lauding Malerkotla residents for being the flag bearers of communal harmony, peace and brotherhood, the Chief Minister said that the people of this town have once again upheld the long tradition of love and mutual cooperation by maintaining law and order situation even in the tense circumstances. Badal appealed the residents to extend fulsome support and cooperation to the Police and Civil authorities by exercising restraint in this hour of crisis.