Jharkhand: Tension in Dumka after girl set ablaze dies, Sec 144 imposed

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

Dumka, Aug 29:
Prohibitory
order
has
been
in
Jharkhand’s
Dumka
sub-division
on
Sunday
following
protests
by
some
right-wing
outfits
after
the
death
of
a
woman,
who
was
allegedly
set
on
fire
by
a
person.

Viswa
Hindu
Parishad
and
Bajrang
Dal
activists
staged
a
demonstration
at
Dudhani
Chowk
in
Dumka
town
and
submitted
a
memorandum
to
the
sub-divisional
police
officer
Vijay
Kumar
demanding
justice
for
the
19-year-old
victim
who
was
allegedly
set
ablaze
by
the
man
for
having
spurned
his
proposal.

“In
a
bid
to
maintain
law
and
order,
Section-144
CrPC
has
been
imposed
in
Dumka
sub-division.
The
gathering
of
five
and
more
people
in
one
place
is
prohibited.
Rally,
demonstration,
and
procession
are
not
allowed
without
prior
permission,”
Sub-divisional
officer
(SDO)
Maheswar
Mahto
said.

Jharkhand:
4
arrested
for
woman’s
gang
rape

The
incident
happened
in
Dumka
town
on
Tuesday
when
the
accused,
identified
as
Shahrukh,
allegedly
poured
petrol
on
the
woman
from
outside
the
window
of
her
room
when
she
was
sleeping
and
set
her
on
fire,
the
police
said.

The
woman,
a
student
of
Class
12,
had
been
first
admitted
to
Phulo
Jhano
Medical
College
and
Hospital
in
Dumka
in
critical
condition
with
90
per
cent
burns.

Later,
she
was
referred
to
Ranchi’s
Rajendra
Institute
of
Medical
Science
(RIMS)
for
better
treatment,
the
police
said.

“The
woman
succumbed
to
burn
injuries
during
treatment
at
RIMS,
Ranchi,
around
2.30
am
on
Sunday,”
Dumka
town
police
station
in-charge
Nitish
Kumar
told
PTI.

The
accused
has
already
been
arrested,
he
said.

According
to
the
statement
given
to
an
executive
magistrate,
the
woman
had
said
that
the
accused
called
her
on
her
mobile
around
10
days
back
pestering
her
to
become
his
friend.

“He
called
me
again
around
8
pm
on
Monday
and
told
me
that
he
would
kill
me
if
I
did
not
talk
to
him.
I
informed
my
father
about
the
threat
after
which
he
assured
me
that
he
would
talk
to
the
man’s
family
on
Tuesday.
After
having
our
dinner,
we
went
to
sleep.
I
was
sleeping
in
another
room.

“On
Tuesday
morning,
I
experienced
a
sensation
of
pain
on
my
back
and
could
smell
something
burning.
I
found
him
running
away
when
I
opened
my
eyes.
I
started
screaming
in
pain
and
went
to
my
father’s
room.
My
parents
doused
the
fire
and
took
me
to
the
hospital,”
the
woman
had
spoken
with
great
difficulty
while
the
police
recorded
her
statement.