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Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has according to media reports directed police to complete investigations in the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora district on a fast track basis.
The state police has constituted a special investigation team to probe the rape case and one person has been arrested.
The governor has also directed the Divisional Commissioner and the Inspector General of Police of Kashmir to personally monitor the investigation, an official spokesman said.
Malik expressed deep shock and pain over incident and took a detailed report of the ongoing investigation in the case.
The spokesman said a separate inquiry has also been ordered to check the veracity of the age of the accused and ascertain the authenticity of the age certificate.
Preliminary medical examination of the youth accused of raping the girl has shown that he is not a juvenile, police said on Monday.
The governor has assured the people that the administration is taking all step for maintaining public order and anybody having any grievance or apprehension should contact the police control room or the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir’s office, the spokesman said.
The governor also appealed to the people not to pay heed to rumours and said rumour mongers will be dealt strictly as per the law, he said.
