CBI takes over probe in rape and murder case of 14-year-old student of Noida school

The Supreme Court’s order comes after an appeal from the victim’s mother who alleged that it was a heinous crime of rape and murder, followed by abduction of family members.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe in a case of alleged rape and killing of a 14-year-old girl in a school in Noida's Sorkha village, officials said on Tuesday.

The case was handed over to the CBI by the Supreme Court on a plea of the girl's parents, who had alleged that their daughter's body was found in a classroom of her school on July 3, 2020.

The institution is run by Jayendra Acharya and his wife.

The parents have alleged that Mr. Acharya had called them to the school without informing them that their daughter had died.

They have also alleged that upon their arrival, Mr. Acharya and his wife, with the help of unidentified goons, snatched their mobile phones and other belongings to ensure that no pictures were taken and took them to the classroom where their daughter’s body was found.

Two separate FIRs were registered by the Haryana police and the Noida police on July 9 and July 17, 2020 respectively, six and 14 days after the incident.

The parents of the victim approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court after no action was taken by the police in Haryana, where they had lodged a case of abduction, and in Uttar Pradesh, where they registered an FIR for the alleged rape and killing of their daughter.