The three-member committee of women police officers constituted to receive complaints regarding alleged rape of women at Murthal near Sonepat during the Jat stir on Saturday visited the site of the alleged incident.
The women police officers team led by DIG Dr Rajshree Singh and two women DSPs, Bharti Dabas and Surinder Kaur, visited the site to gather first hand information about the alleged incident, over 50 km from Delhi.
Asked about recovery of some clothes beloning to women at Murthal on the Delhi Ambala National Highway, Rajshree told media reports, "These had been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory for examination".
"Let us see, what comes out," she told reporters in Murthal.
Asked how challenging would it be for the police to identify culprits of the alleged incident, she said police was visiting the "scene of the crime" to collect clues and talking to people in this regard.
"It is challenging. But let us see, what happens," she said, asserting, "It will be our endeavour that truth comes out."
"We appeal to all citizens who have any clue to forward. They should meet us and tell us whatever they have seen, they should share with us all details and we will try to bring out the truth. We are visiting the scene of crime and meeting people," she said.
The state government had on Friday said it would act "swiftly" as and when it receives complaint on alleged sexual assault during Jat agitation.
Police had earlier maintained that no concrete evidence had been found so far which could prove sexual assault or rape of women took place at Murthal during the Jat stir for quota.
The Punjab and Haryana high court had taken suo motu cognisance of a media report which had said that several women were allegedly raped at a highway in Murthal during Jat stir.
The court had asked the Haryana DGP and home secretary to submit separate detailed report on this incident.
However, the state government had been maintaining that no such incident had taken place.
Khattar asks people to share info with cops about Murthal incident
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar asked people to share information, if they have any, with the state police regarding the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonepat during the Jat quota agitation.
“Those people who possess any information (regarding Murthal incident) must come forward and share it with the police. But we do not understand why the information is not being shared with the police by people (if they have),” Khattar said.
Khattar, whose government faced wrath for alleged failure in containing arson and violence during Jat agitation, said a committee has been formed for receiving information about alleged rape or sexual assault with women.
“A special team has been formed and their mobile numbers have been given. If any complaint comes or any eyewitness provides any information, immediate action will be taken,” he further said.
Haryana Police on Friday had set up a committee consisting of three women police officers, including a Deputy Inspector General, for receiving any complaint of rape of women in Murthal near Sonepat during the Jat agitation.
The women police officers are DIG Rajshree Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police Bharti Dabas and DSP Surinder Kaur.
Haryana DGP Y P Singal on Friday, however, said police had not received any complaint regarding sexual assault yet but would act swiftly as and when any case was reported.
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