52-year-old Dalit woman, daughter stripped in public

AJMER: In what reminds of gory tales of the feudal medieval India, a 52-year-old Dalit woman, Dhuli Devi and her 15-year-old daughter Ramkanya were stripped in full public view at Sayar village under Sarwar tehsil in the district on Monday evening. The eight-member family was assaulted and thrown out of the village. Reason: Dhuli and her family members resisted a few powerful Jat co-villagers, when they tried to take away Ramkanya forcibly. Thrown out of village, the tormented family members with six children had been sitting in front of the office of the deputy superintendent of police in Sarwar since then. So frightened is the family that they have refused to go back to village, considering it more unsafe after they had approached the police. Head of the family, Satnarayan Kamad, rues: "We can’t go back as none is there to help us and people will kill us." The police have registered a case against the two accused identified as Banalal Dhakad and Jasraj Dakad under Sections 323 and 333 of the IPC and the duo is still at large. The police is reported to be shying away from taking action against the accused. "I went to the village and spoke to people, who have agreed to let the family come back to the village," said Dy SP Sarita Singh, while talking to TOI on Tuesday. She said that she had no powers to slap Prevention of Atrocities against SC/ST Act on the miscreants and it could be done only after taking approval of the district police chief. "I have submitted the report to the SP and waiting for his further orders," she added. Ajmer SP Anand Srivastava said that he had just come back from violence-hit Bayana in Bharatpur district and was not aware of the case exactly. "Let me find out. If guilty, none will be spared," he assured. With torn blouses, baniyans and tops, the Dalit family continues sitting in front of the DySP’s office and refuses to move until security assurance is given. "The two persons, who beat us up, insulted my girls and wife and tried to take away my daughter are still moving freely around and they will once again react," feared Dhuli. He said that even the police reacted only after he approached the senior officials.

Source: TOI