Akhilesh Yadav government gives nod for CBI inquiry of #Badaun rape case

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday asked for a CBI inquiry into the double rape and murder case in Badaun. A state government statement said Yadav gave his nod for a probe by the CBI, provided the victims' family is ready for it.

On Wednesday, two teenage sisters were allegedly gang-raped and murdered with their bodies found hanging from a tree in Katra village of the district. The two girls, who were cousins and aged 14 and 15 years, went missing from their house on Tuesday night.