After Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab, now Madhya Pradesh has reported a gangrape case. In the Gadarwara area of Narsinghpur district in MP, a 32-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly gang-raped by three men four days ago, died by suicide on Friday.
It has been alleged by the woman's family that the police did not file a complaint in the last three days. However, on Friday, the police detained three persons, including one of the alleged rapists.
Late in the evening, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered that a case needs to be registered against the local police official, and two senior officials be shunted out for denying to file complaint.
On Friday, assistant sub-inspector Mishrilal Kodapa of Gotitoriya police outpost was suspended for the delay in duty, said Gadarwara Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) SR Yadav.
"We registered a case today against Arvind and Parsu Choudhary, who belong to the same community as the victim, and another accused Anil Rai for gang-rape. Arvind Choudhary has been arrested and a hunt has been launched for the other two," Yadav said.
The woman was allegedly raped by the trio on Monday when she was out in a field to cut grass for the cattle.
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The SDOP, however, said the woman's two nieces who eye-witnessed the incident stated that the accused caught hold of her and teased her. But they did not confirm that she was raped. While informing the police, the girls said, when they raised alarm, the accused absconded.
Notably, on the same day, the woman and her husband verbally complained to the police but the complaint was not clear, Yadav claimed.
On Friday, when the woman went to fetch water from a tap, Leela Bai, another woman, allegedly taunted her, after which the victim went home and hanged herself, the police officer said.
Her husband alleged in his complaint that they were trying to get a case registered for the last three days but no police official paid heed to it.
"We have arrested Leela Bai. Besides, Motilal, Arvind's father too was arrested under IPC section 306 (abetment of suicide) as he had said something insulting to the woman," Yadav said.
"We have registered a case of gang-rape and are investigating further," he added.