Another girl we've failed: Rahul slams Jharkhand police on teen's rape, murder
Rahul Gandhi said the rape and brutal murder of the young girl who was set afire by her rapist, has left him stunned and angry.
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed anger on the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand and slammed the state police for not acting swiftly, while adding that the "nation had failed another girl".
"In Jharkhand, the rape and brutal murder of a young girl who was set afire by her rapist, has left me stunned and angry. Her death is a tragedy."
"The police were informed of the rape but didn't act quickly enough," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
In Jharkhand, the rape and brutal murder of a young girl who was set afire by her rapist, has left me stunned and angry.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 7, 2018
Her death is a tragedy. The police were informed of the rape but didn’t act quickly enough.
As a nation, this is yet another girl we have failed. https://t.co/wkTedrOwz0
"As a nation, this is yet another girl we have failed," he added.
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The main accused in the rape and murder of the 16-year-old girl was arrested on Saturday.