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Enraged Shaheen Bagh protesters marched on the streets with candles in their hand on September 5, 2021 demanding justice for the alleged sexual assault and murder of a 21-year-old civil defence officer.
According to SheThePeople, the woman’s body was found brutally mutilated on August 27 by family members. The accused, Nizamuddin, surrendered to the Kalindi Kunj police station in New Delhi, and claimed that he was the woman’s husband. Nizamuddin told the police that the two married in secret without the woman’s family’s consent. Later, he accused her of being involved with another person and stabbed her during the ensuing argument.
The 21-year-old had joined the defence force four months before the incident. She was returning from work in Lajpat Nagar when Nizamuddin allegedly kidnapped her. She was allegedly killed in Surajkund, Haryana. The Station house officer (SHO) of the concerned region states a fair investigation was conducted.
However, the family rejected these claims and said that two of their daughter’s colleagues were involved in the crime. Members said that while looking for the woman, they also approached the Collector but received no help. Her parents have demanded a CBI investigation into the case.
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Regardless, the news of the officer’s death has sparked widespread outrage, not just on the ground, but also on social media. Hashtags demanding justice for the crime are circulating on Twitter, Facebook and other virtual platforms.
Citizens carried out a candle march in Telangana’s Kamareddy district. Similarly, Campus Front of India in Sikar district of Rajasthan and the SDPI party from the same state also protested and demanded justice for the heinous crime. Slogans of “We are ashamed, your murderers are alive” are being chanted on social media and physical protests alike, as shown by regional news media.
This is the second consecutive month when a heinous crime of sexual assault took place in Haryana and third such incident near India’s capital city. Yet the news of her death has not received mainstream media’s attention. Protests continue at the ground-level to demand justice for the victim’s family.
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