Thu 11 June 2020:
A 20-year-old Dalit youth in his dying assertion has narrated the brutality he confronted by the hands of 6 males which led to his demise. Viraj Vilas Jagtap was using his bike when the kin of his girlfriend hit him with a tempo. As he fell down and struggled to rise up, the culprits got here as much as him and attacked him with rods and smashed him with big stones.
The deceased Dalit youth narrated the complete incident to his household whereas he was being handled at a non-public hospital. Earlier than he may name for assist whereas mendacity on the street, the accused attacked him with iron rods and mercilessly smashed him with stones.
Pimpri Chinchwad Police has arrested all of the six Viraj Jagtap named in his dying assertion. Two among the many six accused are minors and have been despatched to a kids’s remand house.
All six have been produced within the courtroom and have been remanded to police custody for 7 days. The entire six have been arrested underneath IPC part 302 (homicide), 143 (illegal meeting), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with lethal weapon), 149 (illegal meeting responsible of offence). The entire six have additionally been booked underneath the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Deceased Viraj Jagtap’s elder brother Sagar Jagtap mentioned that on the evening of June 7, round 9 pm, Viraj obtained a telephone name from the woman’s household and he was requested to come back to their residence for some dialogue about their relationship. And whereas he was at her residence, the household of the woman abused him with foul language and in addition made derogatory remarks on his caste. As Viraj left their residence, he was attacked from behind with iron rods and stones.
Vrushally Jagtap instructed India Immediately mentioned that her nephew Viraj was a humble and caring particular person and he was having an affair with a lady. “My nephew was first hit by a dashing tempo after which attacked with iron rods and he was smashed with stones. The culprits ought to be severely punished on the earliest. I’m unable to clarify the brutality brought on by the accused on my harmless nephew, those that are chargeable for this heinous crime ought to be hanged so that folks suppose twice earlier than inflicting atrocious acts and honour killing instances aren’t repeated,” she mentioned.
ACP Shridhar Jadhav mentioned that an FIR has been registered. As per the assertion the woman’s father, Jagdish Kate, spitted on Viraj Jagtap’s face whereas he was mendacity on the street in a badly injured state.
In his final assertion, Viraj mentioned he was pleading for mercy however Jagdish Murlidhar Kate was in no temper to hear. He shouted at Viraj that he belonged to the Scheduled Caste and Jagdish Kate mentioned, “How did you dare to have a relationship with my daughter. You belong to mahar maang group, you do not have the usual or class to have an affair with my daughter.”
As per the FIR, whereas the woman’s father stored on abusing Viraj with foul language about his decrease caste, the opposite accused continued attacking him with rods and stones.
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