CRAZY INDIA
Dalit families flee Haryana village, vow not to return
Five children sacrificed, 4 held
Mirchipur (Haryana): "I will rather die than return to the village," murmurs Kamla Devi, still in shock after her husband and physically challenged daughter were burnt alive in caste violence here.
Devi, 45, along with her two sons, who are pursuing graduation, has been camping at the district headquarters at Hisar, about 60 km from here, along with nearly 30 dalit families which fled the village after houses belonging to the community were torched.
The affected families have been demanding rehabilitation outside Mirchipur.
Devi’s polio-stricken daughter Suman and her aged husband were trapped inside their burning house when about 18 dwellings were set ablaze allegedly by members of the dominant community over old enmity.
"I have lost everything. No one can compensate my loss," says the distraught woman about the monetary relief announced by the Haryana government to her family.
She wants the guilty to be punished. "They should be given death penalty," she says.
BSP general secretary Man Singh Manhera said that the Government’s assurance to the affected families, who have fled the village, that they will be provided adequate security had not been backed by any concrete steps.
"Assurances are merely on paper, but on the ground there is fear psychosis among the Dalit families who have been left shaken by the gruesome incident. The burnt houses will tell you the entire story," he said. Krishna Duggal, President of Akhil Bharatiya Dhanak Samaj, a Dalit organisation, said that the administration was merely providing lip service. No help was being provided to the affected families, he claimed.
"All the 35-40 Dalit families from Mirchipur have been camping at Hisar in a temporary shelter after the incident. No one has cared to come at them and listen to their problems. In this sizzling heat, they are surviving on the food and water being provided by the Dalit organisations and some good Samaritans," Duggal said.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi made a surprise visit to Mirchipur and met the affected families. Congress President Sonia Gandhi also shot off a letter to a Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda telling him it is a "matter of shame" and that such incidents cannot be allowed to happen. Duggal said the families cannot go back to the village as they are treated as second-rate citizens and looked down upon.
"May I ask why nobody stopped the victims when they packed their bags and left the village," she said.
Though some arrests have been made, "the whole exercise is just eyewash," she alleged.
Duggal said that three boys and six girls of Mirchpur were sitting on fast unto death at Hisar demanding rehabilitation of the victim families at a place other than their village.
Devi, 45, along with her two sons, who are pursuing graduation, has been camping at the district headquarters at Hisar, about 60 km from here, along with nearly 30 dalit families which fled the village after houses belonging to the community were torched.
The affected families have been demanding rehabilitation outside Mirchipur.
Devi’s polio-stricken daughter Suman and her aged husband were trapped inside their burning house when about 18 dwellings were set ablaze allegedly by members of the dominant community over old enmity.
"I have lost everything. No one can compensate my loss," says the distraught woman about the monetary relief announced by the Haryana government to her family.
She wants the guilty to be punished. "They should be given death penalty," she says.
BSP general secretary Man Singh Manhera said that the Government’s assurance to the affected families, who have fled the village, that they will be provided adequate security had not been backed by any concrete steps.
"Assurances are merely on paper, but on the ground there is fear psychosis among the Dalit families who have been left shaken by the gruesome incident. The burnt houses will tell you the entire story," he said. Krishna Duggal, President of Akhil Bharatiya Dhanak Samaj, a Dalit organisation, said that the administration was merely providing lip service. No help was being provided to the affected families, he claimed.
"All the 35-40 Dalit families from Mirchipur have been camping at Hisar in a temporary shelter after the incident. No one has cared to come at them and listen to their problems. In this sizzling heat, they are surviving on the food and water being provided by the Dalit organisations and some good Samaritans," Duggal said.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi made a surprise visit to Mirchipur and met the affected families. Congress President Sonia Gandhi also shot off a letter to a Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda telling him it is a "matter of shame" and that such incidents cannot be allowed to happen. Duggal said the families cannot go back to the village as they are treated as second-rate citizens and looked down upon.
"May I ask why nobody stopped the victims when they packed their bags and left the village," she said.
Though some arrests have been made, "the whole exercise is just eyewash," she alleged.
Duggal said that three boys and six girls of Mirchpur were sitting on fast unto death at Hisar demanding rehabilitation of the victim families at a place other than their village.
Five children sacrificed, 4 held
Aurangabad: Five children were killed since December in a suspected case of child sacrifice in a village in Hingoli district and police have now arrested four person including three women to unravel the mystery.
The boys, aged between 4-12, belong to a family in Digras village in Maharashtra and were killed between December 2009-March 2010, Police said.
The killings came to light recently following which police registered a case of murder against six suspects and arrested four persons after conducting searches at their residence, police inspector M A Rauf told PTI. Police also recovered several materials like ash, black threads, unknown poisonous substances and some herbs during the search he said. The four accused identified as Parushuram Dalvi, Kalavati Kundalik Mokle, husband Kundalik Mokle, Asha J Dalvi, Vandana Mokle and spouse Vithal Mokle have now been remanded to police custody till March 22. The accused landed in plice net after Vandana allegedly tried to sacrifice one more child – Rishikesh Dalvi – early this month, at the behest of a local self styled godman, who is still absconding, Rauf said. Vandana, who is childless was also preparing to sacrifice 11 kids under the ritualistic killing to fulfill her wish for a child, source said.
The boys, aged between 4-12, belong to a family in Digras village in Maharashtra and were killed between December 2009-March 2010, Police said.
The killings came to light recently following which police registered a case of murder against six suspects and arrested four persons after conducting searches at their residence, police inspector M A Rauf told PTI. Police also recovered several materials like ash, black threads, unknown poisonous substances and some herbs during the search he said. The four accused identified as Parushuram Dalvi, Kalavati Kundalik Mokle, husband Kundalik Mokle, Asha J Dalvi, Vandana Mokle and spouse Vithal Mokle have now been remanded to police custody till March 22. The accused landed in plice net after Vandana allegedly tried to sacrifice one more child – Rishikesh Dalvi – early this month, at the behest of a local self styled godman, who is still absconding, Rauf said. Vandana, who is childless was also preparing to sacrifice 11 kids under the ritualistic killing to fulfill her wish for a child, source said.
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