Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has sought a “high-level independent enquiry” against senior police officials for allegedly interfering when the gang rape victim’s statement was recorded.u00a0The Delhi Police quickly denied the allegation.

The chief minister made the appeal to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, to whose ministry Delhi Police reports. In her letter, Dikshit cited a complaint from Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Usha Chaturvedi, who had recorded the young woman’s statement at the Safdarjung Hospital.