Badaun gangrape: CBI hints at honour killings

In a new twist to the Badaun gangrape and murder case, the first round of probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has indicated that it could be a case of honour killing.

According to CNN-IBN sources , the CBI will conduct a custodial investigation of the family members next week.

This comes after lie detector and polygraph tests were conducted on the family members of the victims. On Thursday, lie-detector tests were conducted on all the five accused in the case too. The CBI then said that they had recorded some “deviations” in the accused’s statements.

Although the test is not admissible evidence during trial it does helps the agency to pick leads for their investigation in the rape and murder which took place on 27 May.

Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh DGP A L Banerjee had also raised questions about the incident. He had claimed that rape of one of the victims was not confirmed while suggesting that property could be one of the motives behind the crime.

The UP top cop had claimed that several important facts had come to light in connection with the case after an examination by experts.

The two girls, who were cousins aged 14 and 15, went missing from their house on the night of 27 May and their bodies were found hanging from a mango tree in the village in Ushait area on 28 May. The postmortem report of the two girls confirmed that they were raped before murder.

The five accused - brothers Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Yadav and Urvesh Yadav and constables Chhatrapal Yadav and Sarvesh Yadav - have been arrested in connection with the case which has sparked nation-wide outrage and led to concerns over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.