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Daily News & Analysis
Friday, February 15, 2008
Five more held in Jhagadiya case
Bandh complete, people take out a rally to protest the gangrape of a tribal girl
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
Jhagadiya observed total bandh on Thursday in protest at the gangrape of an adivasi girl on the outskirts of the village. In the meantime, five more persons were arrested by the police on Thursday in connection with the incident. With this, the total number of persons arrested in this connection now stands at nine. The five accused arrested on Thursday are Prakash alias Pako Suresh Vasava, Gangaram Narsingh Vasava, Jayanti Bhikha Vasava, Sanjay alias Kolo Vasava and Jitu manga Vasava. The police also produced in court on Thursday the four accused who were arrested the previous day, and took them on remand till February 22. Meanwhile, people's response to the bandh call was total. From early in the morning, there was no public activity in the village and even milk and vegetable vendors refused to venture out for work. All shops in the town remained closed. Residents said they had joined the bandh voluntarily and there was no political agenda behind their protest. Villagers later gathered spontaneously at a place and took out a silent rally. The huge rally culminated into a public meeting in front of the mamlatdar office where the protestors shouted slogans to express their anger and pain at the incident. At the mamlatdar office, the deputy sarpanch of Jhagadiya presented a memorandum to the mamlatdar, urging him on behalf of the residents to ensure that the culprits were punished. The authorities of Divan Dhanjisha High School also joined in the bandh and kept the school closed on Thursday. The trustees and staff of the school, too, joined in the rally taken out by Jhagadiya villagers. Later, deputy sarpanch of Jhagadiya, Vijay Singh Parmar, said, "We are worried about the security of every individual in the village. We have met police officials and apprised them about the threat of sexual harassment that always hangs over women in the area. Unfortunately, we received no satisfactory assurance from any quarter. The gang rape was the result of the indifference of the police to our past complaints." The tribal girl was raped for two hours by 12 criminals in the bushes near the mission ground on February 2 but no FIR was lodged. It was only when the victim's mother gathered the courage to speak out about the gang rape, that the police registered an FIR about the incident. Meanwhile, the Jhagadiya police are intensively searching for the prime accused, Bobby and Kishan, who are alleged to have led the other rapists.
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Daily News & Analysis
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Cops nab 5 more in Jhagadiya rape case
Police had to pacify villagers who lost cool at the sight of the accused
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
The Jhagadiya police on Saturday arrested five more accused of the tribal girl gangrape case. Among those arrested is Bobby, who is believed to be the main culprit.While three accused were arrested from Kelipur village of Kheda district, the police arrested two others from Jhagadiya village.Earlier, five accused in the case were arrested on Thursday.Police got information that three persons, accused of the gangrape case, were hiding somewhere at the outskirts of Kelipur village on Dakor-Fagwell road of Kheda. Immediately after getting the information, a police team rushed to the area.The police officials went to Kheda and launched investigation on the basis of the information. It was a long and tiresome exercise but the police team got closer to the target.They got information that the accused were hiding somewhere near a river canal. The police officials dressed themselves in tribal gears and started for the spot.When the police team reached there, the accused were busy fishing for their food. The police team nabbed the accused and returned to Jhagadiya.Those arrested have been identified as Bobby alias Pankaj Vasava, Ajay alias Gajo Vasava, and Yogesh alias Goli Vasava. With the arrest of the three accused on Saturday, police say the remaining accused would be arrested very soon.When the accused were brought to Jhagadiya, the enraged locals tried to intercept the police party on the market road. The police officials had to intervene to pacify the irate villagers to take away the arrested persons safely.The two accused arrested from Jhagadiya have been identified as Shailesh Vasawa and Haresh Vasawa.
Daily News & Analysis
Friday, February 15, 2008
Five more held in Jhagadiya case
Bandh complete, people take out a rally to protest the gangrape of a tribal girl
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
Jhagadiya observed total bandh on Thursday in protest at the gangrape of an adivasi girl on the outskirts of the village. In the meantime, five more persons were arrested by the police on Thursday in connection with the incident. With this, the total number of persons arrested in this connection now stands at nine. The five accused arrested on Thursday are Prakash alias Pako Suresh Vasava, Gangaram Narsingh Vasava, Jayanti Bhikha Vasava, Sanjay alias Kolo Vasava and Jitu manga Vasava. The police also produced in court on Thursday the four accused who were arrested the previous day, and took them on remand till February 22. Meanwhile, people's response to the bandh call was total. From early in the morning, there was no public activity in the village and even milk and vegetable vendors refused to venture out for work. All shops in the town remained closed. Residents said they had joined the bandh voluntarily and there was no political agenda behind their protest. Villagers later gathered spontaneously at a place and took out a silent rally. The huge rally culminated into a public meeting in front of the mamlatdar office where the protestors shouted slogans to express their anger and pain at the incident. At the mamlatdar office, the deputy sarpanch of Jhagadiya presented a memorandum to the mamlatdar, urging him on behalf of the residents to ensure that the culprits were punished. The authorities of Divan Dhanjisha High School also joined in the bandh and kept the school closed on Thursday. The trustees and staff of the school, too, joined in the rally taken out by Jhagadiya villagers. Later, deputy sarpanch of Jhagadiya, Vijay Singh Parmar, said, "We are worried about the security of every individual in the village. We have met police officials and apprised them about the threat of sexual harassment that always hangs over women in the area. Unfortunately, we received no satisfactory assurance from any quarter. The gang rape was the result of the indifference of the police to our past complaints." The tribal girl was raped for two hours by 12 criminals in the bushes near the mission ground on February 2 but no FIR was lodged. It was only when the victim's mother gathered the courage to speak out about the gang rape, that the police registered an FIR about the incident. Meanwhile, the Jhagadiya police are intensively searching for the prime accused, Bobby and Kishan, who are alleged to have led the other rapists.
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Daily News & Analysis
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Cops nab 5 more in Jhagadiya rape case
Police had to pacify villagers who lost cool at the sight of the accused
Maulik Buch. Vadodara
The Jhagadiya police on Saturday arrested five more accused of the tribal girl gangrape case. Among those arrested is Bobby, who is believed to be the main culprit.While three accused were arrested from Kelipur village of Kheda district, the police arrested two others from Jhagadiya village.Earlier, five accused in the case were arrested on Thursday.Police got information that three persons, accused of the gangrape case, were hiding somewhere at the outskirts of Kelipur village on Dakor-Fagwell road of Kheda. Immediately after getting the information, a police team rushed to the area.The police officials went to Kheda and launched investigation on the basis of the information. It was a long and tiresome exercise but the police team got closer to the target.They got information that the accused were hiding somewhere near a river canal. The police officials dressed themselves in tribal gears and started for the spot.When the police team reached there, the accused were busy fishing for their food. The police team nabbed the accused and returned to Jhagadiya.Those arrested have been identified as Bobby alias Pankaj Vasava, Ajay alias Gajo Vasava, and Yogesh alias Goli Vasava. With the arrest of the three accused on Saturday, police say the remaining accused would be arrested very soon.When the accused were brought to Jhagadiya, the enraged locals tried to intercept the police party on the market road. The police officials had to intervene to pacify the irate villagers to take away the arrested persons safely.The two accused arrested from Jhagadiya have been identified as Shailesh Vasawa and Haresh Vasawa.
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