Dalit Man Beaten To Death For Affair With Divorced Woman In Rajasthan, Main Accused Nabbed

In a video circulating online, a Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district over his love affair. Three people have been detained in this connection, said a report by PTI.

Taking strong note of the incident, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat hit out at the Congress-led state government for keeping silent on the matter. ¡°Rahul ji, don¡¯t worry about Lakhimpur where Yogi ji has his governance and not your dear Gehlot ji. Show some courage to speak about the murder of Dalit youth in Prempura of Rajasthan so that people get to know how truthful you are?" he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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According to the report, the incident took place on October 7 in Prempura area of Hanumangarh where the accused thrashed Jagdish with sticks until he died.

The culprits also shot a video of the entire incident in which they are seen giving water to the victim to drink and then thrashing him repeatedly with sticks.

The accused later dumped Jagdish¡¯s body outside his residence, police said.

Meanwhile, the victim¡¯s family members refused to take the body demanding early arrest of the accused and adequate compensation. According to police, the incident took place over the Dalit man¡¯s love affair.

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A case has been registered against 11 people. Three people ¡ª Mukesh, Om Prakash, and Hansraj ¡ª have been detained and two teams have been constituted to nab the remaining accused, Pilibanga SHO Inder Kumar said. SDM Ranjeet Kumar Saturday met the victim¡¯s family members and convinced them to cremate the body.

The Hanumangarh police on Twitter said, "A case has been lodged and three accused have been rounded up. We are on the lookout for the others."