Jammu:Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday suspended a police officer for showing alleged negligence in murder case of Bakarwal minor girls in Hiranagar Kathua area of Jammu region.
Reports said that government was forced to issue the suspension order of SHO Hiranagar after Opposition members created ruckus in the State Assembly.
An 8-year-old girl was abducted on January 12 from near her home in Rasana. She was allegedly sexually abused before her dead body was recovered in forest area around 3 KMs away from her home.
Government said that a minor has been arrested who confessed to the crime. However, the opposition members picked up holes in the investigations and questioned as how a minor can abduct a girl for a week and that too in centre of a village.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that SHO have been suspended till the probe is completed. Earlier, the Opposition parties had demanded the suspension of SDPO Hiranagar as well.