Rajasthan Dalit rape-murder case: Accused constable sacked

Press Trust of India

Jaipur

Amid the ongoing deadlock between the administration and the family members of a Dalit woman who was allegedly gangraped and murdered in Bikaner, a police constable accused in the case has been terminated from service, officials said on Friday.

Police have been trying to get the family members to accept the body, which is currently at the mortuary after post-mortem, but the family members have resisted all such attempts and are demanding the arrest of the accused.

According to police, three persons, including two police constables, have been accused of the crime. While the police constables posted at the Khajuwala Police Station, both of whom were suspended soon after the FIR was registered on Tuesday, have been detained, the main accused Dinesh Vishnoi is still absconding, police said.

Bikaner SP Tejaswani Gautam said that the decision to dismiss constable Manoj was taken late on Thursday night.

A video in which constable Manoj is seen taking the victim in a car along with the main accused Dinesh Vishnoi surfaced, based on which the constable was terminated, the SP said. She said the role of the second constable Bhagirath was being examined in detail.