Jaipur: A Dalit man was allegedly lynched by a group of men over his love affair in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, following which four people were arrested and a minor detained, police said on Sunday. Said to
He said that efforts are on to arrest the other accused.
DGP ML Lather said in a statement that an amount of Rs 4.12 lakh has been approved by the District Collector as compensation.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mukesh Kumar Ode. Dilip Kumar, Sikandar and Hansraj.
Supreme BSP Mayawati Took to Twitter to corner the ruling Congress over the incident.
“Beating up a Dalit till death in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan is sad and condemnable but why is the Congress high command silent? Will the CMs of Punjab and Chhattisgarh go there and help the victim’s family with Rs 50 lakh? BSP needs an answer, otherwise stop pretending Crocodile tears in the name of Dalits, Mayawati tweeted.
ADGP (Crime) Ravi Prakash the victim said Jagdish MeghwalHe was having an affair with the neighbor’s wife.
Due to a family dispute, she separated from her husband and on 7 October Jagdish Went to meet the woman in a rented house in Suratgarh.
On learning this, her husband and 10 others kidnapped Jagdish from Suratgarh and took him to a farm house and beat him with sticks.
Later the accused threw Jagdish outside his residence.
By the time the family could take action, Jagdish died, the official said.
He said that a case has been registered under sections of kidnapping, murder and SC/ST Act. Rawatsar DSP has been entrusted with the investigation of the case.
He said that efforts are on to arrest the other accused.
DGP ML Lather said in a statement that an amount of Rs 4.12 lakh has been approved by the District Collector as compensation.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mukesh Kumar Ode. Dilip Kumar, Sikandar and Hansraj.
Supreme BSP Mayawati Took to Twitter to corner the ruling Congress over the incident.
“Beating up a Dalit till death in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan is sad and condemnable but why is the Congress high command silent? Will the CMs of Punjab and Chhattisgarh go there and help the victim’s family with Rs 50 lakh? BSP needs an answer, otherwise stop pretending Crocodile tears in the name of Dalits, Mayawati tweeted.
ADGP (Crime) Ravi Prakash the victim said Jagdish MeghwalHe was having an affair with the neighbor’s wife.
Due to a family dispute, she separated from her husband and on 7 October Jagdish Went to meet the woman in a rented house in Suratgarh.
On learning this, her husband and 10 others kidnapped Jagdish from Suratgarh and took him to a farm house and beat him with sticks.
Later the accused threw Jagdish outside his residence.
By the time the family could take action, Jagdish died, the official said.
He said that a case has been registered under sections of kidnapping, murder and SC/ST Act. Rawatsar DSP has been entrusted with the investigation of the case.
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