Rape and Murder of Ashifa : Protesters block road in Jammu, demanding arrest of culprits

5 Dariya News

Jammu 30-Jan-2018

A day after family of Bakarwal minor girl Ashifa met Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the Gujjar Bakarwal community Tuesday staged a protest in Jammu and halted vehicular movement near Jewel Chowk for hours.The protesters demanded justice against gruesome act and capital punishment for the culprits who are involved in the rape and murder of Ashifa.   Reports said that a large number of people carried out a protest rally and then staged a sit-in near Jewel Chowk Jammu.The protesters said that the state government has failed to protect the citizens: no mother, sister and daughter are safe in the state. “Even the CM of the state is herself a female and could have done a lot to safeguard the women but she utterly failed to do so. When it was Nirbaya rape and murder case whole India was outraged but the same is not seen in Aasifa’s case because these branded civil society have become racist just like government,” they said.The protesters said that government’s intention to shield culprits became clear when they arrested social activist Talib Hussain for raising voice against this gruesome rape and murder.Civil and police officials visited the spot and pacified them with an assurance that Crime Branch has already been investigating the case. (CNS)