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31 Oct 2011 08:50:01 AM IST
Mirchpur Dalit killings: Verdict on Monday
The Rohini court will deliver its verdict on Monday on the quantum of
sentence against 15 people,convicted for burning alive a 70-year-old
Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter at Mirchpur village
in Haryana's Hissar district last year.
Eighty-two accused were acquitted in the past hearing of Mirchpur
arson case, and 15 convicted.
The court had, in its order on framing of charges, termed the "Jat
community" as "aggressor" (accused belonged to the Jat community) and
Dalits as "sufferers" in the incident.
The accused have been tried under provisions of the IPC, dealing with
murder, rioting, making unlawful assembly, promoting enmity between
different communities, physical assault, creating mischief and
damaging public property.
They have also been charged under the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
A 70 year old man Tara Chand and his physically-challenged daughter
had died in the raging fire after upper caste villagers torched the
houses of dalits in Mirchpur in April last year.
The 15 convicts, belonging to Jat community, were held guilty for
setting ablaze victim Tara Chand's house that caused the deaths on
April 21.
The judge also made serious observations for negligence of duty by the
Haryana police.
"The manner in which the whole thing was handled was improper," the
court had said.
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