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Humanity shamed: Children of ostracised family forced to carry dead elder for cremation

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RAIPUR: In an incident that shames humanity, children of a socially boycotted family in Chhattisgarh were forced to carry the body of a dead elder for cremation as villagers refused to attend the last rites or funeral procession.

More shocking is the reason for ostracisation of the family – deciding to stand by a minor daughter who was raped.

The family from Gariaband was boycotted in 2015 after it decided to keep a minor daughter home after she was raped and gave birth to a child.

The shocking display of this boycott came recently when an elderly lady of the family passed away. Despite requests, villagers refused to come for the last rites and the family could not even get people to carry the body to cremation ground.

Two minors of the family including an adolescent girl then helped in carrying the body and the footage of this disturbing funeral procession has now become public.

The local sub-divisional magistrate BR Sahu has said that now that the incident has been brought to his notice, he would seek report on the matter.


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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