A Dalit man was allegedly lynched by his in-laws on Thursday close to Bhikiyasain in Uttarakhand’s Almora district.
Police stated the physique of Jagdish Chandra – a member of the Uttarakhand Parivartan Party he unsuccessfully contested from the Salt constituency within the 2022 state elections – was present in a automobile on Thursday night, and that his in-laws tried to eliminate it. Was doing. Body.
The police have arrested the mom, step father and half brother of the girl who married Jagdish Chandra. His physique has been despatched to Almora for autopsy.
Almora SSP Pradeep Kumar Rai stated, “The man, recognized as Jagdish Chandra, married Geeta Singh alias Guddi (each of their 20s) at a temple on August 21. Guddi’s dad and mom They have been separated a number of years in the past and he or she was dwelling together with her mom Bhavna, stepfather Joga Singh and half-brother Govind. After their marriage final month, the couple moved to Almora. On Thursday, Jagdish had gone to Bhikiyasain for some private work.
“It appears that the man was brutally thrashed with some blunt object. We have arrested all the three accused. We are interrogating them. The murder weapon has not been recovered yet,” he stated.
DIG (Kumaon vary) Nilesh Anand Bharney stated that Joga, Govind and Bhavna kidnapped Jagdish, put him in a automobile and beat him up.
“We have been knowledgeable concerning the kidnapping round 4 pm and began a search operation. We caught the accused round 8-10 km from Bhikiyasain at 6 pm once they have been attempting to eliminate Jagdish’s physique.
Police stated Guddi’s household was opposing her marriage with a Dalit man.
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On August 27, the couple wrote a letter to the SSP of Almora, looking for safety, saying that their lives have been at risk.
While no everlasting safety cowl was given to the couple, Bharni stated the police had “the matter under information”.
“We have been knowledgeable and we offered them safety in Almora. On Thursday, Jagdish left with out informing the police. We can’t say whether or not we have been constantly monitoring or had given them around the clock safety, however we have been conscious of the hazard and there was police surveillance.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
