Punjab and Haryana High Court Will Today Hear the Moga Molestation Case

The Punjab and Haryana High court will today hear the attempted rape and subsequent death of the 13-year-old girl in Punjab's Moga district. 

The court has taken suo motu cognizance of a letter regarding the case, in which the girl lost her life after being thrown off arunning bus by the molesters. 

In the meanwhile, the situation in the Moga district seems to have cooled-down a little as the victim's family members cremated the dead body of the girl after the autopsy was done.    

The cremation was conducted in the girls native village Landikay in Moga district. Angry people gathered around the cremation ground in huge number and shouted anti-government slogans.

The victim's family has been given Rs 20 lakh as compensation.

The 13-year-old girl was thrown out of a Moga-Bhatinda bus along with her mother after they resisted molestation attempt. 

It should be noted that the bus in which the incident took place belongs to the Orbit Transport Company which is owned by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal

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Moga Molestation Case: Victim's Body Cremated After Autopsy

The dead body of the 13-year girl, who was pushed off a running bus along with her mother for resisting rape, has been cremated in her hometown Moga today.

The cremation was conducted after an autopsy was done under the supervision of the police. Earlier, the family of the victim refused to cremate the body. The family members said that the body would only be cremated after they are served justice.

The Punjab and Haryana court will start the proceedings of the case from Monday. The court took the decision to take suo motu cognizance of the case after a letter was written to it about the brutal incident.

The police said today that it has shared the details of the case with the victim's family that was under the impression that the police have not even registered an FIR in the case. 

This incident has led to widespread outcry for a out-and-out ban on the Orbit Company's buses by the Punjab government. 

It should be noted that the bus in which the incident took place belongs to the Orbit Transport Company is owned by Orbit Aviation Pvt Ltd, which is a property of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

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