The Supreme Court has formed a special investigation team of three women IPS officers to probe the alleged sexual assault of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram, expressing shock at the insensitivity of the police and the manner in which the child was repeatedly traumatised during the investigation.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi initiated action against police officials, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members, and a doctor involved in the case, observing that the handling of the matter reflected a completely unlawful and reckless approach.
The court directed that an SIT comprising three women IPS officials take over the case from the Gurugram police, with existing investigation papers to be handed over to the SIT without delay.
The bench issued show-cause notices to police officers involved in the initial probe, asking why disciplinary action should not be initiated against them.
