The government will act against all officials who had either connived with or failed to act against those involved in the gangrape of a minor girl near Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru district, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai told the Legislative Council on Thursday.
The government, he said, had ordered the suspension of the Sringeri SHO, while constituting a probe by an IGP-rank officer to investigate whether there was derlicition of duty on the part of the officials.
Bommai promised to honour the Opposition demand for providing a government job to the victim in the future, as a compensatory measure.
"Irrespective of who the guilty are, we will take measures to ensure capital punishment to all those involved in the heinous incident," Bommai said, adding that he would not stay in office if he could not keep his word.
Earlier, members of the Congress and JD(S) pulled up the government for the delay in filing an FIR against the perpetrators, alleging that the authorities were going slow, due to the party loyalties of the accused.
"Why did the police take two days to file an FIR after the incident came to light?," Leader of the Opposition S R Patil said.
Bommai said that he would take all measures to ensure capital punishment for the perpetrators.
The victim - who is an orphan working in a quarry - was staying with her aunt who allegedly facilitated the repeated sexual assault on the girl, before it came to light.
Published 04 February 2021, 17:00 IST