Hubli (Karnataka), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met Congress councilor Niranjan Hiremath and assured justice to his daughter Neha, who was stabbed to death on the college campus last month.
23-year-old Neha, daughter of a Congress councilor of Hubli-Dharwa Municipal Corporation, was stabbed to death by her former classmate Faya Khodunaik on April 18 on the premises of her college in Dharwad.
The incident led to widespread condemnation and protests.
After meeting Shah, Hiremath said the Union Home Minister assured him of justice and said that if needed, the case could be handed over to the CBI for further investigation.
Speaking to Ideology, Hiremath said, "Today the Union Home Minister came here and we met him. I have given him a memorandum telling him about the murder of my daughter which took place on April 18. However he did not know about the incident. I know, still I have given them a memorandum." Copy of complaint and FIR. I also gave them a request letter for change in IPC section for such incidents.
Hiremath urged the Shah to ensure that the death penalty was imposed in such cases.
"I urged that such cases should be completed within 90 days or 120 days and I also requested them to impose death penalty in such cases," he said.
Neha's father said that he informed Shah about the inquiry being conducted by the CID team and informed that the accused in the case has been taken into custody and the investigation is going on.
He said, "He (Amit Shah) assured me that we will get justice and also said that we are with you."
23-year-old Neha, daughter of a Congress councilor of Hubli-Dharwa Municipal Corporation, was stabbed to death by her former classmate Faya Khodunaik on April 18 on the premises of her college in Dharwad.
The incident led to widespread condemnation and protests.
After meeting Shah, Hiremath said the Union Home Minister assured him of justice and said that if needed, the case could be handed over to the CBI for further investigation.
Speaking to Ideology, Hiremath said, "Today the Union Home Minister came here and we met him. I have given him a memorandum telling him about the murder of my daughter which took place on April 18. However he did not know about the incident. I know, still I have given them a memorandum." Copy of complaint and FIR. I also gave them a request letter for change in IPC section for such incidents.
Hiremath urged the Shah to ensure that the death penalty was imposed in such cases.
"I urged that such cases should be completed within 90 days or 120 days and I also requested them to impose death penalty in such cases," he said.
Neha's father said that he informed Shah about the inquiry being conducted by the CID team and informed that the accused in the case has been taken into custody and the investigation is going on.
He said, "He (Amit Shah) assured me that we will get justice and also said that we are with you."
