In the Aligarh rape case, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to book the two accused in the murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl under the National Security Act (NSA) and transfer the case to a fast track court. A government spokesman said that a decision to this effect has been taken by the Yogi Adityanath government.

The #UttarPradesh government has decided to book the two accused in the murder of a two-and-a-half year old girl here under the #NationalSecurityAct and transfer the case to a fast track court.

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The two accused, identified as Zahid and Aslam have been arrested for the murder of the girl. Zahid allegedly killed the girl while the other accused helped him in committing the crime. The child was strangled to death and her eyes gouged out. They admitted to the crime and said that the girl's father owed them a sum of Rs 10,000 which he had not paid.