Jind (Har) : Last rites of the 54-year-old Dalit woman, killed in an attack by a group, were performed on Saturday in Kalauda village after much persuasion from the authorities, even as tension prevailed in the area after the incident.
Police registered cases against 13 persons, including one woman. 150 unnamed persons, including 25 women, have been booked based on the statement of the victim’s nephew, police said. The police have managed to arrest four of the accused, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jorwal said.
Irate family members of the victim Kulwanti refused to perform her last rites, but they agreed after the DC Vinay Kumar and SP Abhishek Jorwal persuaded them to do so. The DC said that Rs 3 lakh were given to the family immediately and the compensation could be raised after talking to the Chief Minister.
