Woman in Rajasthan burnt alive by in-laws for not conceiving child; Cops attacked during probe
Jaipur: In an incident reported from Kaankda village in Deeg district, the in-laws of a woman allegedly burnt her alive on a pile of dung cakes for failing to conceive and, while cremating her half-burnt body, attacked the police officers who arrived to investigate the matter.
The district police have identified the victim as Sarla Devi. The woman’s brother Vikrant has told the police, who have filed an FIR, that Sarla married Ashok in 2005. He has also accused Sarla’s parents-in-law Sukhbir Singh and Rajwati, brother-in-law Raju and sisters-in-law Pooja and Poonam of having harassed his sister for years for being childless.
On Tuesday, the police team that was informed that the woman’s half-burnt body was being cremated came to Kaankda, but was stopped from entering the village. The locals and Sarla’s in-laws together attacked the policemen, tearing apart their uniforms and chasing them away. The policemen, who managed to escape, alerted their seniors.
Additional forces led by the senior officers immediately visited the cremation ground at Kaankda and took action. They recovered Sarla’s body from the pyre and sent it to the mortuary of the district hospital, where a post-mortem test was conducted, before the body was handed over to Sarla’s family.
Deeg Additional Superintendent AK Sharma has said that an FIR has been filed against the people accused of attacked the policemen, as primary investigation hints at an intension to erase evidence. The officer added that investigation into the incident is underway.
SP Om Prakash Meena has said that cases have been registered for murder, destruction of evidence as well as assault on government officials.
Sarla’s in-laws and several residents of Kaanka village are learned to be absconding. The police team investigating the matter has deployed additional forces in the village for the probe.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
