According to police on 3 July 2014, a 17-year-old Dalit girl, who was supposedly set afire by her neighbours died on Thursday at a civil hospital in Ahmedabad after battling for life for 18 days.
The incident took place on June 16 outside her house in Ambedkarnagar area of Sayla town of Surendranagar district. The girl, Chandrika Parmar was cleaning a drain outside her house when some of her neighbours including women picked up fight with her over the cleaning issue and violently set her on fire.
A B Gohil, Police Sub-Inspector of Sayla police informed that the girl was busy cleaning the drain when these eight persons led by Motilal Sumera rushed to her and started abusing her. They poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. Subsequently, the girl, who received 80 per cent burn injuries, was admitted to a civil hospital in the area.
In succession to lodging an FIR against her neighbours, who are also Dalits, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) G G Jasani arrested all the eight guilty, including four women. Jasani explained that they have arrested all the accused within few days of the incident. They include main culprit Motilal Sumera and seven of his family members, including four women on the charges of attempt to murder.
Jasani mentioned that due to reason that the girl died during her treatment at civil hospital during 3 July, they are now being charged for murder. Jasani known to have have started the process to add the murder charges under section 302 of IPC in the previous FIR. - PTI
Needless to say, that this incident is an act of filthy mind. The innocent girl had to experience death because she's a dalit? We Indian's talk big stuff regarding reservation for the rural segments otherwise communities and the neglected classes in the society. But we don't realize the fact that it's we who show them down and make them realize by various means that they are different from us. If we really have somuch concern towards them, then lets justify it through safeguarding their honour and not by mere reservations. Let us make them realize their potential.
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