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Dalit killing case: CBI fails to file chargesheet; 4 Rajputs get bail
Villagers of Sunpedh village, where two kids of a Dalit family were allegedly burnt alive by upper-caste Rajputs, blocked the Faridabad-Ballabhgarh highway. They were demanding arrest of the accused, in Haryana. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo) (HT Photo)
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As Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to file chargesheet against 12 accused in killing of Dalit children in Sunpedh, Faridabad, within the mandatory 90-day period, the CBI Special Magistrate, Haryana, here on Tuesday granted bail to four accused.
On October 20, 2015, two children, which included nine-month-old girl and two-and-half-year-old boy, were burnt to death in Sunpedh. As per the complaint of Jatinder Kumar, the victims’ father, the police arrested Sanjay, Dharam Singh, Kartar Singh and Balwant Singh of Rajput community on the same day. Later, 8 more people were arrested who are also expected to get bail in absence of charge sheet.
Jatinder Kumar had alleged that the Rajputs poured inflammable liquid through a window inside the room where he and his wife were sleeping with the two children, and set it ablaze.
The four accused who got bail on Tuesday had submitted in an application before the CBI court, through their counsel Abhishek Singh Rana, “That in this case, the challan under section 173 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) has not been submitted by the CBI in the court till January 18 and now, 90 days has expired,” and added that in view of section 167 (2) of CrPC they were entitled to bail.
According to section 167 (2) of CrPC, the detention of accused couldn’t exceed 90 days in cases of murder.
The accused have been maintaining that they were framed as they were pursuing and witnesses in the murder of three Rajput men where 11 Dalits are accused.
“On October 5, 2014, three members of the Rajput community, Indraj, Mohan Lal and Bharat Pal, were killed in a fight which took place between them and the Dalits over a mobile phone. Jatindar Kumar’s two brothers are accused in the case,” said Abhishek Singh Rana, counsel for the accused.
While giving consent for polygraph test, the accused had demanded that lie detection test of Jatinder Kumar and his wife Rekha should also be conducted to find out the truth. However, the CBI opposed it but the court issued notice to Jatinder Kumar and his wife for February 1.
- Hindustan Times, Panchkula
| - Updated: Jan 19, 2016 19:41 IST
Villagers of Sunpedh village, where two kids of a Dalit family were allegedly burnt alive by upper-caste Rajputs, blocked the Faridabad-Ballabhgarh highway. They were demanding arrest of the accused, in Haryana. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo) (HT Photo)
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As Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to file chargesheet against 12 accused in killing of Dalit children in Sunpedh, Faridabad, within the mandatory 90-day period, the CBI Special Magistrate, Haryana, here on Tuesday granted bail to four accused.
On October 20, 2015, two children, which included nine-month-old girl and two-and-half-year-old boy, were burnt to death in Sunpedh. As per the complaint of Jatinder Kumar, the victims’ father, the police arrested Sanjay, Dharam Singh, Kartar Singh and Balwant Singh of Rajput community on the same day. Later, 8 more people were arrested who are also expected to get bail in absence of charge sheet.
Jatinder Kumar had alleged that the Rajputs poured inflammable liquid through a window inside the room where he and his wife were sleeping with the two children, and set it ablaze.
The four accused who got bail on Tuesday had submitted in an application before the CBI court, through their counsel Abhishek Singh Rana, “That in this case, the challan under section 173 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) has not been submitted by the CBI in the court till January 18 and now, 90 days has expired,” and added that in view of section 167 (2) of CrPC they were entitled to bail.
According to section 167 (2) of CrPC, the detention of accused couldn’t exceed 90 days in cases of murder.
The accused have been maintaining that they were framed as they were pursuing and witnesses in the murder of three Rajput men where 11 Dalits are accused.
“On October 5, 2014, three members of the Rajput community, Indraj, Mohan Lal and Bharat Pal, were killed in a fight which took place between them and the Dalits over a mobile phone. Jatindar Kumar’s two brothers are accused in the case,” said Abhishek Singh Rana, counsel for the accused.
While giving consent for polygraph test, the accused had demanded that lie detection test of Jatinder Kumar and his wife Rekha should also be conducted to find out the truth. However, the CBI opposed it but the court issued notice to Jatinder Kumar and his wife for February 1.