Shimla, Jan. 2 -- Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur has demanded a fair, impartial and high-level investigation into the death of 19-year-old Pallavi, a Dalit student of Government Degree College, Dharamshala, stating that the case has raised disturbing questions about governance, women's safety and the functioning of the police and administration under the present Congress government.
In a statement issued from Shimla on Thursday, Thakur described Pallavi's death as "extremely painful and tragic" and said that allegations of repeated negligence by the police and administration cannot be ignored. He asserted that the Chief Minister must take cognisance of the matter, as it concerns justice for a young woman....