Ambala, Haryana: Amid outrage over three savage rape and killings, a seniorpolice officer in Haryana controversially said today that the incidentswere “part of society”.

RC Mishra, an additional director general of police, has provoked angerwith a comment about the rape-murders that is being seen as insensitive.”It’s part of society. Such incidents have been taking place forever,” hewas quoted as telling news agency ANI.

The role of the police, he continued, was to “investigate, catch criminalsand prove things” and “we’re leaving no stone unturned”.

A 15-year-old girl was raped, tortured and killed last week, days after shewent missing on her way to tuition at her village in Kurukshetra. Thegirl’s mutilated body was found on Saturday, around 100 km away in Jind,with the liver and lungs ruptured, 19 severe wounds and signs that anobject had been inserted into her.

A 19-year-old Class 12 boy who knew her and was the last to be seen withher was found dead, naked and mutilated, yesterday. The police had beenhunting for him since the girl’s family reported her missing and named hima suspect.

An 11-year-old girl was also gang-raped and killed in Panipat last week.The police said she was raped, then strangled, and raped again after shewas dead.

On Sunday evening, a 22-year-old was allegedly dragged into an SUV andgang-raped for hours in Faridabad.

The rapes have jolted a state that prides itself on a “Beti Bachao, BetiPadao(save daughters, educate them)” campaign that it says has helpedimprove its sex ratio to its best ever level.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar described the incidents as “unfortunate”and said: “We’ll take strict action and tie up all the loose ends. We havemade changes in the police administration and transferred a few officers.”