Dehradun, Sept. 18 -- The Uttarakhand government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court in connection with the 2014 Pithoragarh rape and murder case of a minor girl.

After detailed discussions with legal advisors, the state has decided to seek reconsideration of the apex court's recent verdict, as stated in the release.

On November 20, 2014, during the Congress regime, a young girl from Pithoragarh went missing from a wedding ceremony held at the Ramlila Ground in Sheeshmahal, Haldwani. Six days later, her body was recovered from the Gaula River.

The postmortem confirmed sexual assault and murder. The incident sparked widespread outrage, with protests erupting across the state against the deteriorating law and order situation...