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India’s capital orders judicial enquiry after girl, 9, raped and murdered

India’s capital orders judicial enquiry after girl, 9, raped and murdered

ALASDAIR PAL THE chief minister of India's capital has ordered a judge-led enquiry after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, sparking days of protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's problem with sexual violence. Police have alleged that the girl was killed after she had gone to fetch water from a crematorium near her house in the city's Cantonment area on Sunday. Her family told media the perpetrators cremated her body against their wishes. Four men have been arrested in connection with the girl's murder, Ingit Pratap Singh, the top police officer in the south west of the…
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