Villagers seek CBI probe, second autopsy at AIIMS
Rohtak, Aug. 20 -- The residents of Dhani Laxman village in Bhiwani on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Loharu sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Manoj Kumar and urged the government to conduct autopsy of deceased from AIIMS, Delhi, along with a request that case be handed over to CBI.
They announced 24x7 sit in at Dhani Laxman village until demands are not met and urged the people from other villagers to join them. Heavy police force has been deployed outside the village. The state government on Tuesday also suspended mobile internet services, bulk SMS and dongle services in Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri districts in view of the tension and public outrage as the family rejected the findings and refused to cremate the body.
The home department order said the step was being taken to stop the spread of misinformation on social media platforms and to check the mobilisation of demonstrators who could cause loss of life and damage to property by indulging in violence.
On Monday evening after the police made the findings based on the autopsy report, the Bhiwani district administration representatives held talks with a committee formed by villagers to hold discussions on behalf of the victim's family and they agreed to cremate the woman's body on Tuesday. The woman's father expressed satisfaction with police findings but he took a U-turn on Tuesday and accused the committee of mounting pressure on him to conduct the last rites of his daughter, who was found dead in a field near a canal at Singhani village on August 13.
Talking to reporters at his house, he said: "We are not happy with the autopsy report and police findings. I urge people to join the fight for justice for my daughter." Girl's father said that if the suicide note was recovered the same day, why government transferred Bhiwani SP and suspended five cops for negligence. "We suspect foul play," he added.
He also said that the area from where the body was found is regularly used by farmers to go from canal side but still no one noticed the body for two days. " No one spotted her there. We suspect she was killed somewhere and her body was thrown there," he added
Interacting with media in Bhiwani, Rohtak range inspector general of police Y Puran Kumar said that there were no acid marks on the woman's face and her body parts were not missing. "Police is investigating this case on scientific measures and that she had killed self by consuming poison. The woman was seen leaving a pesticide shop and her name was also registered in the shopkeeper's daily diary. The suicide note was also recovered on August 13 when her body was found and we did not shared it earlier as the investigation was underway," he added.
Soon, a large number of people gathered at Dhani Laxman village and attended a panchayat. The villagers announced they would continue their fight and asked the state government to ensure justice to the woman's family. Villagers in Charkhi Dadri district expressed solidarity with the woman's family and planned to hold a dharna.
Farmer leader Suresh Koth said that the people of the village should lead the protest and the entire state will follow them....
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