Another day in India another grave crime against a woman
19-year-old Ankita Singh, battling for her life, has succumbed to her burn injuries. Ankita was set ablaze by a jilted lover for not reciprocating his overtures.Â
A horrific incident, which took place in Jharkhand’s Dumka on August 23, left the entire nation in shock. A 19-year-old stalker could not deal with the rejection of advancements to a Class 12 girl and burnt her to death.Â
Madhavdas Gopalakrishnan exposes the case of Ankita Kumari who died on Sunday in a hospital in Jharkhand after a neighbor named Shahrukh Hussain poured petrol on her and set fire to her. Shahrukh Hussain had burned 19-year-old girl alive by pouring petrol on her because of one-sided love. Ankita Kumari, a class 12 student, made one mistake: she refused to talk to Shahrukh, and as a result, the man torched her. ‘Victim’s family should be compensated. Also, BJP should not politicize this issue’: Dushyant Nagar, Political Analyst ‘Such crimes are a part of larger Jihad to kill, rape and convert our sisters’: Rajeev Pandey.
Protest against SDPO Noor Mustafa Ansari
The crowd was also enraged at the Dumka police. People yelled slogans against Dumka SDPO Noor Mustafa Ansari during the rally at Dudhani Tower Chowk, accusing him of negligence. As per the residents, the SDPO allegedly classified 19-year-old as an adult even though she was a juvenile while reporting the case. People are calling for the suspension of SDPO Noor Mustafa Ansari and the execution of Shahrukh.
Action
Shahrukh, the main culprit of Ankita, was subsequently arrested by the police. A video of him being arrested has gone viral on social media in which he is seen smiling unrepentantly and having no regrets about the heinous crime he had committed.
In a major development with the 19-year-old girl murder case in Dumka, the Jharkhand police on Monday arrested the second accused and sent him to jail.Â
Commenting on the arrest, Dumka SP Amber Lakra said, “Naeem alias Chhotu Khan, the second accused in the 19-year-old girl murder case, has been arrested. After presenting the accused in Dumka court, he was sent to jail.”
Meanwhile, reports suggest that SDPO Noor Mustafa Khan has been removed as the Investigation Officer from the case. There were protests from the locals regarding negligence by SDPO Noor Mustafa in investigating the case. Reports also suggest that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das accused Noor Mustafa of being involved with the radical Islamist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI).
Another person, who allegedly supplied petrol to the main accused, has also been arrested, Dumka Superintendent of Police Amber Lakra told PTI.
CM’s statement in Ankita’s case
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of Ankita, the 19-year-old woman who was set ablaze by her alleged stalker, Shahrukh.
Hemant Soren said his government is working to bring to justice the man who set ablaze a 19-year-old woman in Dumka. The accused has been arrested.
“Such people should not be forgiven, they should be given the strictest of punishments. Laws should be brought in to further strengthen the existing laws for such incidents,” Hemant Soren said.
“A lot of evil acts are being seen in society. This incident is heart-wrenching & the law is taking its course. The accused has been arrested. It is our effort to see that he is punished at the earliest,” ANI quoted Hemant Soren as saying.
Ankita died struggling for life on Sunday
On Sunday, Ankita Kumari, who was being treated at a hospital in Jharkhand after Shahrukh Hussain poured petrol on her and set fire to her, died in hospital. Ankita had rejected Shahrukh Hussain’s advances, so he doused her with petrol and set her ablaze.
Ankita had told the police in a critical state that her neighbor, Shahrukh, used to harass her every day. In the past, he would approach her and want to be ‘friends’ with her. Additionally, he had her phone number and had called her frequently, appealing for a relationship. When Ankita chastised him for not stopping, he threatened to kill her.
Ankita told her father about the incident on Monday (August 22). However, when she got up the next morning, her body was engulfed in flames as she ran up to family members attempting to extinguish the fire. Her relatives rushed her to the hospital. It was found in the hospital that Ankita had suffered severe burns. It turned out that Shahrukh went to Ankita’s house on Tuesday morning, poured petrol on Ankita through a window when she was asleep in her bed and torched her, and then fled from the scene.
Ankita identified Shahrukh as the perpetrator in the hospital. The following day, authorities nabbed Shahrukh after recording testimonies from Ankita and her family members. She was brought to Phoolo Jhano Medical College Hospital in Dumka but was later transferred to RIMS in Ranchi due to her serious condition. Ankita’s family members hoped she would survive. However, due to severe burns which were reportedly around 90%, she was unable to recuperate and died around 2:30 AM on Sunday.
Last wish of Ankita
Ankita told the police that she wants the same punishment for her culprits. She wants them to feel the same pain from which she was going through. She wants them to be burnt alive. Reacting to the news of the brutal crime and the culprit laughing while being taken by police, the internet demanded swift action and justice for Ankita.
The whole nation wants justice for Ankita and asks the authority of the government till when the Ankitas of the nation have to live in fear.
