{
  "id": 12326048,
  "title": "HC orders SIT probe in Bageshwar Dham rape case after DNA excludes accused",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hc-orders-sit-probe-in-bageshwar-dham-rape-case-after-dna-excludes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hc-orders-sit-probe-in-bageshwar-dham-rape-case-after-dna-excludes-accused-101791271576764.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the rape case of a 16-year-old girl in Bageshwar Dham, Chhatarpur district. The probe comes after a forensic report revealed that the initially arrested man, Raju Jatav, is not the biological father of the foetus. The court directed the Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police to ascertain the full sequence of sexual assault on the minor and identify the biological father. The teenager's initial statements to the police accused Jatav of rape, but she denied it during the trial. The Bageshwar Dham temple management issued an advisory urging caution for women devotees following the incident.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}