Barmer: Dalit woman raped at knife point and clicked obscene photo, husband commits suicide in shock
Edited by Abhishek Kumar | Lipi | Updated: 26 Dec 2022, 11:40 am
Accused Ghaffar Khan
Barmer: A case has come to the fore in Balotra police station area of Barmer district of Rajasthan, which will make anyone’s soul tremble. Hurt by the incident of rape with his wife here, the Dalit husband himself embraced death. Seeing the seriousness of the incident, the police arrested one on the charge of rape and abetment to suicide and started investigating the entire matter by taking him on remand. In the case of a husband who committed suicide by hanging himself after being raped by his wife, preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused had also threatened to send obscene photos of the wife on social media and kill the husband and wife. Police have arrested the accused. On the other hand, the police is interrogating the accused by taking them on PC remand by presenting them in the court. The incident is being told four days back in Balotra town of Barmer district.
Seeing the woman alone, the accused entered the house
The victim had given the report on December 20 at the Balotra police station. According to this, on December 16, Balotra Hospital had come from the village to get the checkup done. Seeing him going alone, the accused Ghafar Khan’s son Jamal Khan of the village chased him and reached the house of Balotra city. At that time she was alone as there was no husband at home. Seeing the woman alone, the accused entered the house. Raped the married woman at knife point and also took obscene photographs. Threatened that if I tell anyone about this, I will make the obscene photos public in the society.
When the husband came home, the wife (victim) narrated her ordeal. The accused threatened to kill the husband and defame him in the society. Being hurt by this, he started living under tension. The husband committed suicide by hanging himself in the room of the house on the night of 19-20 December. According to DSP Neeraj Kumari Sharma, the victim reported that one of the accused raped her. Hurt by this, the husband committed suicide. A case has been registered on the report. At the same time, the medical of the victim has also been done. The accused was arrested and presented in the court at the magistrate’s house. Sent on two days police remand. The accused is being questioned by the police.