A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped and murdered by three men in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, officials said on Wednesday. Two police constables have been suspended for their suspected role in the incident. The woman's body was found in a house in an area under the Khajuwala police station limits on Tuesday, they said.
Inspector General of Police (Bikaner range) Om Prakash said that the main accused, Dinesh Vishnoi, is at large after the incident while the role of the two constables, Manoj and Bhagirath, of Khajuwala police station is being examined.
“The woman's family members have accused three persons, including two constables, of raping her. Both policemen have been suspended immediately and the matter is being investigated,” he said, adding teams have been formed to nab Vishnoi. On Wednesday, the family members of the victim refused to grant consent to conduct a postmortem examination and held a dharna outside the police station with their demands that included the arrest of the accused, compensation and government job to one family member. However, after an assurance on their demands by the police and district administration officials, the family members ended their protest in the evening, the officials said.
IGP Prakash said the family members agreed to end the dharna on assurance of investigation of the case by an SIT under his supervision, inquiry into the allegations against the policemen by a probationary IPS officer, compensation of Rs 10 lakh from the state government and Rs 15 lakh from social organisations and contractual job to one family member.
He said that postmortem began in evening and funeral will be performed on Thursday. “The body will be handed over to family after postmortem,” he said. Police said a case under various sections, including 376-D (gangrape), of Indian Penal Code was registered at Khajuwala police station.