Kathua: Mufti writes to JK HC chief justice for setting up fast track court

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, requesting setting up of a special fast-track court to try the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.

The chief minister requested the chief justice for establishment of the special fast-track court for the case, official sources said.

It would complete trial in 90 days and would be the first such court in the state, they said.

The state government has also decided to terminate from service the cops accused in the case, they added.