Delhi Minor Dalit Girl Cremated by Pandit Without Parents' Consent : Case Update

In a shocking case, a minor Dalit girl aged 9 years was allegedly raped and cremated by a priest who told her mother that if she called the police then the doctors would sell her organs during the post mortem.

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All relevant sections of IPC, POCSO, SC/ST Act will be used in the case. We've assured people that we'll complete investigation as soon as possible. I've appealed people to end agitation: Delhi Police Joint CP Jaspal Singh on protests over rape and murder of minor girl in Delhi pic.twitter.com/UXbtXoKgko

— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2021

• A 9-year-old from Delhi was living with her parents Mohan Lal and Sunita Devi in the village of old Nangal on rent in front of crematorium said the police official. The girl went out on Sunday at around 5:30 pm to fetch cold water from the water cooler.
• After half an hour, the priest of the crematorium Pandit Radhey Shyam and other persons, not unknown to the deceased minor's mother told her that she got electrocuted while trying to get the water. They claimed that she succumbed to the same.
• Ingit Pratap Singh who is a senior police officer said in his statement, "Last night at around 10:20 pm a PCR call was received at police station Delhi Cantt regarding rape and death of a minor girl and her being cremated and that around 200 villagers of old Nangal were gathered at the crematorium."
• Singh said, according to NDTV, that "At 6 pm the priest of crematorium Pandit Radhey Shyam and other persons known to the mother of a minor girl called her to the crematorium and showed the body of the girl stating that she got electrocuted while having water from the water cooler and that there were burn marks between left wrist and elbow of the girl also her lips were blue."
• Shyam allegedly told the mother that if she told the police then they would make a big matter out of it and the doctors would also sell off her daughter's organs.
• The priest, Pandit Radhey Shyam was arrested after the mother of the deceased girl complained saying that her daughter was cremated without her consent. His arrest took place on Monday.
• The local police added that FSL and the crime team collected samples for the investigation.

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