Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday ordered a Criminal Investigation Department inquiry into the alleged rape of a minor girl by a ruling Bahujan Samaj Party member of Legislative Assembly and his supports in a village of Banda district, about 180 km from Lucknow.
The UP CM said, "The Crime Branch of the CID has been asked to take over the investigation into the Banda rape case. The investigating team has been asked to reach Banda by Sunday morning and start their work immediately."
Seventeen-year-old Sheelu Nishad, belonging to the Dalit community, has
accused