PRAYAGRAJ, June 13 -- The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into a case in which a minor girl in Kaushambi district had alleged rape by a man, who was recently found innocent in an SIT probe .

A BSP delegation, led by its state president Vishwanath Pal, visited the house of the minor girl in Lohanda village on Thursday and assured her and her family members of all possible help. Demanding a CBI probe into the matter, he warned of a statewide agitation if justice was not meted out to the girl.

"Earlier, when the police were working impartially, a case was registered for rape and the accused was booked under POCSO Act and sent to jail. However, under political pressure, rape charges were removed and the accused ...