Rajasthan: Accused in murder case arrested after raping Dalit woman, cremated after these assurances

Abdul Mahir
Published on: 9 Apr, 2023

Jaipur. Rajasthan has been consistently ahead in the matter of women atrocities for many years. The cases of murder after rape are also increasing continuously. After the rape of a 9-year-old tribal girl in Udaipur, people could not even forget the painful scene of dividing the body into 10 pieces; Killed. Here, showing readiness, the police arrested the murderer Shakur Khan.

Consensus made late night, cremation took place on Sunday morning
After a Dalit woman was raped by a Muslim youth in Rajasthan’s Barmer and attacked with inflammable substance, the victim’s relatives admitted the victim to the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur in a critical condition. Where the victim died during treatment. Police took the body into custody and got it kept in the mortuary of the hospital.

Here, as soon as the news of the rape victim’s death was received, people in Barmer became furious. Bahujan organizations started protesting here demanding the arrest of the accused. After the arrest of the accused, the Barmer police continued to negotiate with the protesters, while in Jodhpur, the BJP tried to politicize the entire incident by starting a sit-in with the victim’s family at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital.

Here, seeing the seriousness of the matter, District Collector Lok Bandhu and Superintendent of Police Digant Anand kept on explaining to the relatives and protesters till late Saturday night. According to sources, after the agreement between the victim’s family and the administration on the demand of financial help and government job at 2.30 am, the family agreed for the post-mortem of the dead body at Jodhpur Mahatma Gandhi Hospital. After the postmortem, the body was handed over to the relatives on Sunday morning. After the consent of the administration and family members, the strike going on in the SDM office was ended late in the night itself.

BJP formed a three-member committee
The BJP has constituted a three-member committee regarding the rape of a Dalit woman in Barmer, Rajasthan. Pali MP PP Chowdhary, MLA Jogeshwar Garg and Mayor Vanita Seth have been included in the committee.

Let us tell you that in the Barmer episode, Pali MP PP Chowdhary, Jalore MLA Jogeshwar Garg, Mayor Vinita Seth reached Balotra on Sunday along with former BJP state president and deputy leader of opposition Satish Poonia. Where he met the victim’s family. During this, while talking to the media, Poonia said that in the year 2021-2022, 18 percent Scheduled Caste (SC) women have been tortured. The incidents of injustice and crimes against Scheduled Castes have increased by 19 percent. Peaceful Rajasthan has now become the capital of crimes.

this is the case
A heart-wrenching incident had come to light in the past from Barmer district of Rajasthan. Where a 30-year-old married Dalit woman was forcibly raped after entering her house. When the woman screamed, the accused Shakoor Khan burnt her by pouring highly inflammable substance to suppress the matter. After the incident, the accused fled from the spot. On the other hand, hearing the voice of the woman screaming in pain, other family members and neighbors reached home and were shocked to see the condition of the woman. In severe burn condition, he was first admitted to the local hospital and then to the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur. Where he died during treatment on Saturday 7th April.

the woman was alone at home
According to the police and family members, the victim was alone at home on Thursday, April 6. Others in the house had gone to work. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the accused quietly entered the house and raped the woman. Then put inflammable material and set it on fire. The deceased has 4 small children.

Circle Officer Pachpadra Madanlal, who is probing the case, told The Mooknayak that the accused Shakur was presented in the court. From where the court has handed over one day police remand. Earlier, the police seized two empty bottles and burnt clothes of the woman from the spot. What kind of inflammable substance was there in the bottles is also being investigated.

According to the Circle Officer (CO), the victim belongs to a nomadic family. While the accused lives at some distance in the neighborhood. The husband of the deceased had given a report in this regard. After getting the post-mortem done, the dead body has been handed over to the relatives.