Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Aug 16 (IANS): The Lakhimpur Kheri police have now denied that the 13-year-old girl, who was raped and strangulated on Friday, was further brutalized when her eyes were gouged out and her tongue cut off.

Lakhimpur Kheri SP Satendra Kumar said there was nothing in the post-mortem report that would suggest that the 13-year-old's eyes were gouged out or tongue was cut.

"There were scratches near her eyes which could be due to the sugarcane leaves. Her tongue was not cut," the SP said.

He said that the girl's post-mortem report has confirmed sexual assault and strangulation. However, the police said, the post-mortem report did not suggest that the victim's eyes were gouged out or tongue was cut.

SP Satendra Kumar said that the police have registered a case of murder and gangrape against the two accused. The two accused will also be charged under the National Security Act.

The victim's father had said his daughter had been strangled. Her eyes had been gouged out and her tongue was cut, he had alleged.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said, in a tweet, that crime against women had reached an all-time high. He said that the brutal murder and rape of a minor was enough to shake humanity.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati also condemned the Lakhimpur Kheri rape case on Twitter and attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati said, "The rape of a Dalit minor in Pakariya village of Lakhimpur Kheri and her brutal killing is extremely sad and shameful. What is the difference between the SP and the present BJP government if these incidents keep happening?"

It may be recalled that the minor girl in Lakhimpur Kheri village had gone missing on Friday afternoon.

Her body was found in a sugarcane field the following day.