Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 20: Hundreds of people, including family members and relatives of Kanta Devi, held massive protest demonstration outside the office of Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, under the leadership of BJP senior leader Sat Sharma (CA) and Pargwal Block president Jai Singh.
Later, they submitted a memorandum containing the series of events and the delay on part of the Akhnoor Police in investigation to know the whereabouts of Kanta Devi, a resident of village Jogan Balto of Akhnoor Tehsil.
Briefing the Assistant Commissioner (Central) in absence of Divisional Commissioner, Sat Sharma said that Kanta Devi, who had been married to one Darshan Singh few years ago in village Jogan Balto of Akhnoor Tehsil, has been missing for the last about two months from his in laws house. Her husband did not deem it necessary to register any complaint with police and when the brothers of Kanta Devi came to know about her missing, they started searching for her and even approached the concerned Police Post, Police Station and IGP Jammu Range.
He said however till date no progress has been made in the investigations and the woman remains untraced.
He said that there seems a foul play due to which the Akhnoor Police is neither taking the case seriously nor investigating it to the satisfaction of the family members. He said that Narco test of the husband of Kanta Devi be conducted besides case being transferred to SIT or CBI so that the truth comes out and in case of any untoward thing the culprits be punished under law.
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