Supreme Court terms U.P. child assault, its aftermath ‘appalling’; calls for independent probe

The Supreme Court found the assault on a four-year-old child by her neighbour in Uttar Pradesh to be appalling. The child died after two private medical hospitals denied her urgent medical treatment. The local police then assaulted and locked up the child's family members when they went to file a complaint, instead of taking action against the perpetrators. The Supreme Court recorded the family's physical assault and admonition to remain silent about the incident.