New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Haryana government, its DGP, and others in response to a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also asked the Gurugram police commissioner and the investigating officer (IO) to appear before it on March 25 with all the records of the case.
The bench further asked the district judge of Gurugram to take note of the magistrate's response regarding the alleged insensitive handling of the case.
On March 20, the top court had agreed to hear a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of the 4-year-old girl in Gurugram.
The court had taken note of an urgent mention by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi and posted the matter for hearing on Monday.
The senior advocate told the court that the police have done nothing despite the girl giving a statement to the magistrate detailing the horrific incident.
"No arrests have been made. The site has not been secured. No CCTV footage has been taken. Domestic help are involved," Rohatgi had submitted.
The CJI initially asked the petitioners to move the high court.
However, the senior lawyer said that the relevant high court will be in Chandigarh, while the victim's father is employed in Gurugram, arguing that a "message should go from the highest court of the country" in this "horrific case".
