why ayesha's murder case is being dragged?

The rape and murder of Ayesha Meera rocked the Assembly for a second time in 10 days with the Opposition parties questioning the inordinate delay in cracking it.

Protesting against the “indifference and negligence” of the police, the Telugu Desam Party, CPI(M), CPI, MIM and BJP walked out, expressing dissatisfaction at the reply given by Home Minister K. Jana Reddy. The Opposition decried the police for “failing to investigate the case.” They sought to know whether the case was being handled by the CID or the Vijayawada police.

Raising the issue during question hour, Devineni Umamaheswara Rao (TDP) faulted the police for registering a case under Section 302 of the IPC without looking into the charge of rape. He also questioned the delay in sending the body for post-mortem. Syed Pasha Quadri (MIM) said: “It is clearly a conspiracy, where every attempt was made by the police to wipe out evidence.”

CPI (M) floor leader Nomula Narasimhaiah accused the police of suppressing facts and wondered why the police failed to file a case under Section 376 of the IPC.

CPI floor leader Chada Venkat Reddy wanted the Government to appoint an expert committee to investigate the case. Deputy Leader of Telugu Desam Legislature Party T. Devender Goud said the murder appeared to be the handiwork of a psychopath. Denying the Opposition charges, Mr. Jana Reddy said the Government would not hesitate to look into the charge of delay on the part of the police to investigate the case. The Vijayawada Police Commissioner was investigating the case under the supervision of the CID. “We have already written to the CBI. If the CBI declines to take up the case, the CID will investigate the case,” he said.

Intervening during the reply, the Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy denied police apathy in probing the case. Referring to the murder of actor Pratyusha in 2002, he said the police initially registered a case under section 172 and later altered it.

 

The rape and murder of Ayesha Meera rocked the Assembly for a second time in ten days with the Opposition parties questioning the inordinate delay in cracking it. The Telugu Desam Party, CPI(M), CPI, MIM and BJP walked out in protest against the indifference and negligence of the police and expressing dissatisfaction over the reply given by the Home Minister, K Jana Reddy. They sought to know whether the case was being handled by the CID or the Vijayawada police.

Devineni Umamaheswara Rao (TDP) raised the issue in the question hour faulted the police for registering a case under section 302 of IPC without looking into the charges of rape. He also questioned the delay in sending the body for postmortem. CPI(M) floor leader N Narasaiah charged the police of suppressing the facts and wondered why the police failed to file a case under Section 376 of the IPC.

Denying the Opposition charges, the Home Minister, K Jana Reddy said that the government would not hesitate to look into the charge of delay on the part of police to investigate the case. The Vijayawada Police Commissioner was investigating the case under the supervision of CID. He said that the government had written to the CBI for investigation and if the CBI declines to take up the case, the CID will investigate the case. Intervening during the reply, the Chief Minister, Dr.YS Rajasekhara Reddy denied police apathy in probing the case.

 

Hyderabad, Feb 26: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today accused the Opposition parties of politicising the Ayesha Meera rape and murder case, alleging that they were doing so to bring discredit to the Government.


''This is an attempt by the Opposition to bring discredit to the Government, which is striving for the uplift of minorities by providing them reservation in education and employment and improving educational facilities,'' the Chief Minister said during Question hour after the Opposition parties staged a walkout in the Assembly on the issue.

Dr Reddy said it was unfortunate that the main Opposition party took the mother of the victim to different parts of the country, including New Delhi, and even promised party ticket in the next elections to fight her case. ''The TDP will even lose the status of main opposition party in the next elections,'' he sarcastically remarked.

Referring to the unresolved murder cases during the previous TDP regime, the Chief Minister said while the Congress was in the Opposition, it had not politicised the murder of actress Pratyusha, as also the killing of a tiger in Hyderabad.

On the other hand, the Congress Government itself had pressed for adjournment of regular business and discussed a suitcase bomb case relating to his son before concluding that there was no evidence of his son's link to the case, he said.

Only after the TDP asked for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Government had recommended for CBI probe, Dr Reddy said, adding that it was unfair on the part of the Opposition to say now that it had no faith in the CBI.

Referring to the non-inclusion of rape charge in the First Information Report, he explained that as investigation progressed, a particular section of IPC was added or deleted and only the charges made in the chargesheet were final.

Earlier, Home Minister K Jana Reddy said a higher police officer would hold an inquiry and action would be taken if police personnel concerned were found guilty of dereliction of duty.

The investigation was being carried out by the local police with the assistance of the CB-CID and the State Government was yet to hear from the CBI on taking over the case, he informed.

The handwritings of 40 suspects were sent to the Forensic Science Lab, 30 suspects were subjected to DNA test and 27 suspects, including Muncipal Administration Minister K Ranga Rao's grandson Satishkumar, were subjected to lie detector tests, he added. :spin