GCC demands a fast-track investigation in nomad woman’s criminal assault & murder

SRINAGAR — The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) J&K on Tuesday demanded a fast-track investigation and trial to secure justice for the nomad woman who was criminally assaulted and murdered on Srinagar outskirts on Sunday evening.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested four accused who were allegedly involved in the criminal assault on a nomadic woman while she was grazing goats at Nishat. The woman suffered grievous injuries in the assault and died later.

The GCC condemned the incident, describing it as “a grievous wound on the conscience of our society”.

In a statement, the Group appreciated the swift action by Police in apprehending the accused and urged “fast-track investigation and trial to secure justice to the victim and the family while handing down the severest punishment to the perpetrators, unleashing a deterrence effect that it must”.

“It is our collective responsibility to address the causes at the root of rising crime against women,” the statement said.

The gruesome incident has sparked widespread outrage.