Finance
Bhilwara:
The horrific killing of a 14-year-old girl has sent shockwaves through Rajasthan and has ignited waves of outrage amid intense political sparring months before an election.
Authorities found the young girl’s burnt remains in a brick kiln in Bhilwara on Wednesday. The crime came to light early this morning, hours after the teen had left home to graze goats with her mother. She allegedly got separated from her mother and vanished.
When she didn’t return, her family and villagers searched all night until they discovered her remains in a brick kiln at a field near her home in the early hours of Thursday. The police found bones, a silver anklet, and shoes in the still-burning remains.
The police suspect that the girl was gang-raped before her killing. They have taken three local men, who were caught at the spot, into custody and are questioning them.
Hundreds of angry villagers gathered at the spot and protested, demanding justice and quick arrests. They alleged that the police responded belatedly to their complaint about the girl going missing yesterday and asked for her ID and a birth certificate.
As politics escalates ahead of polls in Rajasthan later this year, BJP leaders, including a former minister, arrived at the spot and joined in the protests.
The BJP has been targeting the state’s ruling Congress and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over recent crimes against women and girls in Rajasthan.
On July 14, a girl was shot, splashed with acid and thrown into a well in Kaurali. Her family said the police didn’t react to their complaint.
Three days later in Jodhpur, an alleged gang-rape incident occurred on the university campus involving a girl.
On July 19, in Jodhpur, unknown assailants killed four members of a family, including a baby, and set their bodies on fire.
Post a comment Chief Minister Gehlot has hit back at his critics, citing data to say BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have the highest number of murders and crimes against women. He also said Assam, Delhi and Haryana topped the list, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
