Hyderabad: Telangana IT and municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) today expressed deep shock and anguish over the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl at Saidabad on September 9.
The minister, reacting over the incident, asked state home minister Mahamood Ali and director general of police (DGP) Mahender Reddy to take necessary action on this regard.
KTR also stated that the police should nab the culprit within a short time and added that justice should be done for the family of victims. “It is time for providing necessary succor to the victim’s family,” he said.
The IT minister asked the home minister and DGP to take necessary action and arrange for help. He added that the victims should get justice immediately. The rape and murder of the small girl led to widespread protests by the parents, relatives and Singareni colony residents at Saidabad.
They demanded death sentence for the accused who allegedly committed the heinous crime. After the incident, Rs. 50,000 was handed over to the victims towards final rites of the girl by the Hyderabad district collector. The victim’s family also has been assured of a double bedroom house.