Tag: Buxar-district

Spike in crime against women in Bihar, several girls burnt alive.

Source – outlookindia.com

Patna, Dec 12 (IANS) Bihar is fast turning into a graveyard for girls with many of them being killed allegedly by their own family members or their lovers.

In a horrific incident, a pregnant girl was burnt to death allegedly by her boyfriend at a village under Sikarpur police station in Bihar”s West Champaran district on Tuesday.

West Champaran Superintendent of Police, said, “The two had a love affair. The girl claims to be one-month pregnant. She was pressing for the marriage. Enraged by the continuous pressure, the accused boy set her on fire. The girl succumbed to injuries in the hospital.”

Ghastly incidents of sexual assault on women have been reported from other parts of the state as well.

A girl was allegedly set on fire after she resisted a rape attempt in Bihar”s Muzaffarpur district just two days ago. The 23-year old victim sustained 60 per cent burns and is currently fighting for her life in a hospital.

According to the girl”s mother, a boy was stalking her for three years. A complaint was registered with the Ahiyapur police station, but the police did not take any action.

The police said that the accused Raja Raj has now been arrested and further action is being taken against him.

In another grisly incident, a woman was burnt to death in alleged honour killing by her own family members in Bihar”s Buxar district.

The police said that the deceased parents and her elder brother were arrested in this connection.

What is strange is that these cases have been occurring at frequent intervals despite the government”s claim that the law and order situation has improved in the state.

The Police however have refused to speak on the issue, only saying that the incidents are being investigated.

Professor of Sociology in Patna University Bharti S. Kumar said: “Police will do their duty, but it is more of a social problem. There is a need to make people aware of the rights of women. Until that happens, the crimes against women will continue to rise.”

Bihar: Burnt body of woman found in Samastipur, second such incident in 24 hours.

Source – indiatoday.in

Charred body of a woman was found at a secluded spot in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Wednesday, making it the second such incident in 24 hours, according to police.

The body was found in Dardari Chaur in Warisnagar police station area, said officials who suspect that that the woman was killed elsewhere and later dumped there.

They said the woman could not be identified as the body was charred beyond recognition from head to knees.

“The clothes of the woman are also burnt, making identification difficult. It appears she was killed elsewhere and her body was dumped at the spot after being set afire,” Warisnagar’s Station House Officer Prasunjay Kumar told PTI-Bhasha.

“We have sent the body to a hospital in Samastipur town for post-mortem which would ascertain whether she was subjected to sexual assault,” he said.

A similar incident was reported from Buxar district in south Bihar on Tuesday, triggering outrage amid nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad days back.

Expressing dismay over such incidents happening in Bihar, state women’s commission chairperson Dilmani Mishra said in Patna, “It appears that the sensitivity of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar towards the female population is being done in by a callous administration.”

“There have been instances when the local administration has not cared to even reply to a notice issued by us about a crime against a woman,” she lamented.

Reacting to the incidents, former chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi slammed the ruling dispensation.

“Every day women are being raped across Bihar but those in power do not even deign to utter a word of regret on these disgusting incidents, let alone being moved to take some concrete action,” she said.