Victim’s mother refuses Rs 2L damages, urges Haryana Govt ‘don’t send cheques, give justice’
Embarrassed over police’s failure to arrest all accused involved in the alleged gangrape of a CBSE topper in Mahendragarh district on Wednesday, the Haryana Government on Sunday ordered the transfer of Rewari’s Superintendent of Police (SP) and replaced him with another officer.
Meanwhile, the victim’s family rejected the compensation cheque for Rs 2 lakh sent by the Haryana Government to them. “Is it the price that the Haryana Government has calculated for the gruesome crime committed against my daughter? We reject the compensation. I want justice for my daughter,” victim’s mother said in Rewari.
As pressure built on it to act swiftly, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested one of the three main accused in the gangrape of 19- year-old student, while two other accused were also arrested on Sunday evening.
SIT chief Nazneen Bhasin said the main accused named Nishu had been nabbed and is being brought here. Raids were being conducted to nab the other two main accused — Armyman Pankaj and Manish — Bhasin said in Rewari.
“The other arrested accused Deen Dayal is owner of the tubewell where the incident took place. Sanjeev is a doctor who was found to be involved, as per evidence. The main accused Nishu, had
pre-planned this and then called the doctor to the spot,” Bhasin said.
Police continued raids in Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and some other States to nab the accused, a senior official, who is part of the investigation, said.
The college girl student hailing from Rewari — felicitated by the State Government for her CBSE feat — was abducted at a bus stop in Kanina town in neighbouring Mahendragarh district on Wednesday while she was on way to a coaching class.
She was then allegedly drugged and gangraped at a secluded spot. The woman was recovered from a room housing a tubewell for irrigation. Doctors at a Rewari hospital said the condition of the victim has improved though she continued to be in shock.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Manohar Lal cancelled his engagements in Jalandhar city in neighbouring Punjab and rushed back to Chandigarh to take stock of the situation. Manohar Lal reviewed the progress of investigation with DGP BS Sandhu and shunted out Rewari district police chief.
Rewari SP Rajesh Duggal, who has been accused of failing to take prompt action, has been replaced by the SP of Chief Minister’s security, Rahul Sharma. Duggal will now lead a battalion of Haryana Armed Police in Hisar.
Police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for providing information on the absconding accused, all residents of Kanina village in Rewari.
The gangrape case evoked sharp reaction from opposition parties who have demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister on moral grounds, saying the State had failed to protect its daughters.
Haryana Police has faced flak for treating the gangrape casually initially by citing jurisdictional issues, losing crucial time and evidence to nab the accused.
The victim, who had identified her attackers, and her parents had said earlier that police were not taking action and were dealing with the matter casually.
The family alleged that 8-10 men could be involved in the gangrape.