GORAKHPUR, Aug. 1 -- Public outrage against a UP 112 constable who allegedly abducted, raped and murdered a 10-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district a few days ago intensified on Saturday. Hundreds of advocates, under the banner of the Civil Court Bar Association, took to the streets demanding justice for the victim and the harshest punishment for the accused.

The lawyers marched from the civil court premises to the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Golghar, where they offered tributes to the victim. They demanded capital punishment for the accused, adequate compensation for the bereaved family, and a fair and speedy investigation into the case.

Condemning the recent series of crimes against children, the district's legal fraternit...