The Supreme Court has criticised the Ghaziabad police's investigation into the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, summoning senior officials and demanding a court-monitored probe.
A special CBI court in Ghaziabad on Thursday chargesheeted the prime accused in Nithari serial killings case, Mohinder Singh Pandher for the rape and murder of two teenagers.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ghaziabad held Surinder Koli guilty of rape and murder of 12-year-old Deepali, whose body parts were found in a drain in Nithari in 2006.
Judge Rakesh Tripathi awarded seven years imprisonment to Koli's employer -- businessman Moninder Singh Pandher -- in the case.
The case was earlier registered at Chandpa Police Station, in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, on a complaint by the victim's brother.
The court has also slapped a fine of Rs 35,000 on Koli and Rs 25,000 on Pandher, CBI spokesperson said.
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