Bhujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday demanded strict action against the culprits in the alleged rape and murder case of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi.

Taking into her official Twitter handle, Mayavati Wrote in Hindi which roughly  translted reads: ''The brutal murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl after the rape and then burning her body in Nagal village of Delhi Cantt is very sad and shameful. BSP demands strict action against the culprits and necessary steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents,''

A nine-year-old Dalit girl died under suspicious circumstances, even as her parents alleged that she was raped and forcefully cremated by a crematorium priest in southwest Delhi's Old Nangal village, police said on Monday. On Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also condemned the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in the city and demanded capital punishment for the culprits. He said,  there is a need to improve the law and order situation in the national capital.

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