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| Badaun Cousins' Death Was Suicide, |
| Badaun Cousins' Death Was Suicide, not Murder, Says CBI; Families Reject it
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| INDIA
, 27-November-2014
5:45:1 AM |
| The sight of two young girls hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun in May, horrified the country and drew reactions from across the world. Five months on, the Central Bureau of Investigation says they were not gang-raped and murdered as thought, but they committed suicide.
The CBI said "40 scientific reports" have confirmed suicide, but the families of the girls - who were cousins - have rejected it. They say they want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure a fair probe.
"The CBI has not explained why they would commit suicide. If we don't get justice we will kill ourselves," said Sohan Lal, the father of one of the girls.
The girls, who were 14 and 15, were found hanging from a mango tree near their village on May 28, a day after they were reported missing. Based on their autopsy, the police said the girls were raped, beaten and hanged alive.
The case sparked fresh debate about India's treatment of women, less than two years after public anger over the fatal gang-rape of a student on a moving bus in Delhi. UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon said he was appalled.
The girls' families had alleged that they were kidnapped and murdered by five young men of a family in the village.
The CBI, which took over the investigation in June amid global outrage, said the autopsy that confirmed rape was unreliable and not a professional job. It also said a key witness had lied about seeing the girls dragged by some men.
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