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  • Dalit woman raped, set afire in Rajasthan’s Barmer

    Dalit woman raped, set afire in Rajasthan’s Barmer

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    Dalit woman raped, set afire in Rajasthan's Barmer

    Jaipur: A Dalit woman was allegedly raped and set ablaze in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said on Friday.

    The victim, who suffered 40 per cent burn injuries, is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Jodhpur, they said.

    Pachpadra police station SHO Rajendra Singh said the alleged incident occurred on Thursday. The accused, identified as Shakoor, allegedly raped the woman and then poured some chemical on her before setting her on fire.

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    The accused, who lives near the victim’s house, has been arrested, Singh said.

    A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the police added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Ramdev booked for provocative remarks at meet of seers in Rajasthan’s Barmer

    Ramdev booked for provocative remarks at meet of seers in Rajasthan’s Barmer

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    IMA writes to ICMR aginst Baba Ramdev

    Barmer: An FIR was registered on Sunday against Yoga guru Ramdev for allegedly promoting enmity and outraging religious feelings over his provocative remarks at a meeting of seers in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said.

    The FIR was registered at Chauhatan police station based on a complaint filed by a local resident, Pathai Khan, a police officer said.

    According to Chauhatan police station SHO Bhutaram, the case was registered under IPC sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 298 (uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person).

    At the meeting of seers on February 2, Ramdev accused Muslims of resorting to terror and abducting Hindu women while comparing Hinduism to Islam and Christianity.

    He alleged that the two faiths were obsessed with conversion while Hinduism taught its followers to do good.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )