<p>Karnataka Government today directed police to probe the alleged torture of a dalit girl in Bijapur district recently and promised that stringent action would be taken against the guilty.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Replying to the issue raised by Srinivas Prasad (Cong) during zero hour in the state assembly, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda agreed that the girl's torture was an "inhuman act" and asserted that government would not tolerate such incidents.<br /><br />Prasad alleged that in Boodihal village of Bijapur district, the owner of a land had tied the girl to a tree and tortured her after she cut some 'jowar' plants to feed her cattle.<br />He refused to release the girl despite her pleas and also other dalits.<br /><br />According to reports, Ninganna Biradar fled when police arrived on the scene and set the girl free.<br /><br />Gowda said that police have been asked to submit a report and action will be taken after receiving it.<br /><br />He said the government has also directed the Mandya district police to investigate the recent honour killing of a girl by her family members.</p>
<p>Karnataka Government today directed police to probe the alleged torture of a dalit girl in Bijapur district recently and promised that stringent action would be taken against the guilty.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Replying to the issue raised by Srinivas Prasad (Cong) during zero hour in the state assembly, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda agreed that the girl's torture was an "inhuman act" and asserted that government would not tolerate such incidents.<br /><br />Prasad alleged that in Boodihal village of Bijapur district, the owner of a land had tied the girl to a tree and tortured her after she cut some 'jowar' plants to feed her cattle.<br />He refused to release the girl despite her pleas and also other dalits.<br /><br />According to reports, Ninganna Biradar fled when police arrived on the scene and set the girl free.<br /><br />Gowda said that police have been asked to submit a report and action will be taken after receiving it.<br /><br />He said the government has also directed the Mandya district police to investigate the recent honour killing of a girl by her family members.</p>