"Beasts, Don't Deserve To Be...": Kerala Governor To NDTV On Girl's Murder

Kerala girl murdered: Speaking to NDTV, Governor Khan called for stringent action, and said crime against women anywhere is shameful.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan today said people like Asfaq Aslam, the man accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl and strangling her to death in the state's Ernakulam district, are like beasts who "don't deserve to be called humans".

Speaking to NDTV, Governor Khan called for stringent action and said crime against women anywhere is shameful.

"This is very sad and unfortunate," he said, adding it was "absolutely unacceptable" not just in Kerala but everywhere.