Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P K Dhumal today visited the house of Yug, who was abducted and brutally killed two years ago, and expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family members.
Yug's father Vinod Gupta narrated the whole incident to Dhumal and demanded capital punishment for the accused.
Dhumal said that a strong charge-sheet should be made against all three accused and the case should be tried in fast track court for speedy justice.
It is imperative in the larger interest of the society that the accused are awarded harsh punishment, he said.
Dhumal said that cases should be registered against the erring police officials also, who did not take the kidnapping seriously and remained confined to routine exercise in the first week of the abduction.
Taking a dig at the Shimla Municipal Corporation, Dhumal said what is more unfortunate is that the residents for Shimla were made to drink water from the tank where the body of the child was dumped and stated that strong action should be initiated against the officials of SMC who claimed to have cleaned the tank many times.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sanjay Chauhan has accused both the Congress and the BJP of playing politics over the issueand said that even in the state assembly, they did not focus on the main issue and targeted the Municipal Corporation.
He said that while providing safe drinking water to residents of the city, the murder of Yug and failure of the police to trace him speaks about the efficiency of the police.
The law and order was fast deteriorating and two unidentified bodies were recovered yesterday also, he said, adding had the police maintained law and order and seriously investigated the case after Yug was abducted, he could have been traced and saved.
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