India, proud of its dynamic democratic credentials, has over the years allowed a criminal justice system to develop that shields the accused far more than it supports victims or protects witnesses ~ an unfair imbalance left unchecked as reform proposals have consistently failed to see the light of day.
A police spokesman said that the threats were conveyed through e-mails in the passport offices in Bhilwara, Sikar, Jodhpur, Churu, Pratapgarh, Dausa, Bikaner, Barmer, Kota, Ajmer, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar.
Independent Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, and his close associate Gulshan Yadav were also accused of the murder but were given clean chit during the investigation.
Reacting to the incident, BJP leader and Rajasthan assembly LoP Rajendra Rathore slammed the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government for the prevailing “jungle raj” in the state.
In a shocking incident, a woman in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district was striped and paraded naked by her husband and in-laws,…
District Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar confirmed the information. Along with the woman's husband, two other accused were arrested.
A police team immediately reached the spot but agitated villagers in Bhujaini clashed with them and set afire two vehicles.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratapgarh, Abhishek Singh, "Some people barged into the house of Ambika Patel and dragged him away. They then tied Patel to a tree some distance away and set him on fire after sprinkling petrol on him. They fled immediately after."
According to the police, preliminary investigation and circumstantial evidence indicated a possible vehicle collision.
Seven other ‘influential' leaders of the area, including Vinod Saroj, MLA from Babaganj and Samajwadi Party leaders Gulshan Yadav and Chavinath Yadav will also be put under house arrest.
