Another dalit girl raped in Haryana post Sonia’s visit

Post Sonia’s visit another girl raped

Kaithal: The series of rape cases in Haryana refuses to end as yet again two more rape cases have surfaced in the state after Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s Tuesday visit.  In the fresh incidences, a dalit girl and a woman were raped.

At the time when Sonia Gandhi was visiting Jind on Tuesday to console the family of a dalit rape victim, who later immolated herself after gang rape, another dalit girl was being raped in Kaithal where a dalit girl was allegedly raped by two youths. Later they dumped the victim in unconscious state and fled from there. However, both the accused were arrested by the police.

According to the victim’s father, the girl went out for conveniences on Tuesday morning but when she did not return home after a couple of hours, the family members filed a missing complaint in the local police station.
Another girl working as a domestic help, was criminally assaulted in Faridabad district.
  
The 20-year-old victim alleged that she was raped by her master at his Sector 21(A) residence last night when she was about to leave after wrapping up household works, Police said.
  
The victim was hired through a Delhi-based placement agency which reported the case to the police. She was sent for medical examination which confirmed rape.
  
A case of rape has been lodged against the accused. Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt to nab the absconding accused.
  
With this, the total number of rape cases in the state within a month has gone up to 15.

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Haryana bans meat in holy towns of Kurukshetra, Pehowa

Following an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the state government has strictly prohibited the sale, possession, consumption and purchase of non-vegetarian food items in the holy towns of Kurukshetra and Pehowa.

Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar has directed the executive officer of the municipal council in Thanesar and the secretary, municipal committee, Pehowa, to ensure compliance with the order with immediate effect, officials said.


“The sale, purchase and preparation of meat and other non-vegetarian items must be not done within the municipal limits of Kurukshetra and Pehowa. Neither should any animal be slaughtered,” Brar said in a statement.

The government\'s move is in compliance with an order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, directing officials against the sale of non-vegetarian food items in these towns.

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