Police directed to probe torture of dalit girl in Bijapur

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.

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.

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.
He refused to release the girl despite her pleas and also other dalits.

According to reports, Ninganna Biradar fled when police arrived on the scene and set the girl free.

Gowda said that police have been asked to submit a report and action will be taken after receiving it.

He said the government has also directed the Mandya district police to investigate the recent honour killing of a girl by her family members.