Gorakhpur girl’s rape, murder: Advocates protest, demand strictest punishment for accused constable
A UP 112 constable allegedly abducted, raped, and murdered a 10-year-old girl in Gorakhpur district.
Hundreds of advocates under the Civil Court Bar Association protested in Gorakhpur demanding capital punishment for the accused.
The lawyers marched from the civil court premises to the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Golghar and offered tributes to the victim.
The Civil Court Bar Association announced a 'Protest Day' on August 3, with advocates abstaining from judicial work.
Bar Association secretary Anuj Asthana accused police officials of trying to shield the accused by producing him before a magistrate late in the evening.
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