Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met the family members of 9-year-old victim who was raped and killed and assured that culprits would get strict punishment. The minor girl was allegedly raped, murdered, and cremated without her parents' consent in Old Nangal crematorium recently.
Kejriwal said,"I met her parents. Her loss can't be compensated for but Delhi govt will provide them Rs 10 Lakhs ex-gratia. We'll order magisterial inquiry & appoint top lawyers so that culprits get strict punishment."
The Delhi Police have arrested four persons on charges of raping and killing the nine-year-old girl and then cremating the body at a village crematorium near Delhi Cantonment on Sunday evening, the police said.
The four accused persons, including a priest, allegedly cremated the body of the girl without her parents' consent or informing the police.
The matter surfaced after the victim's family staged a protest along with the local people on Sunday night. The police said that the accused persons told the victim's mother that the child was electrocuted to death.
They even told the girl's family members that if matter reaches the police, the body will be sent for autopsy, and the doctors will take out her vital organs and sell them.
The four arrested persons have been identified as Radhey Shyam, the 55-year-old priest of the crematorium, Salim, Laxmi Narayan and Kuldeep, said Ingit Pratap Singh, DCP, South West Delhi.