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Probe sought into gang-rape

DEHRA DUN: Senior Congress leaders on Monday sought a CBI probe into the gang-rape of a Dalit girl in a hotel here recently. The culprits allegedly include a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Addressing a rally, Kisan Congress president Pramod Kumar Singh wondered why the Government was not taking action against the accused even after the arrest of a BJP leader in the case last week.

Accusing the ruling party of trying to influence police investigation, Mr. Singh said the Congress would launch a mass movement to apprise the masses of the increasing crime rate in the State.

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