A teenage girl’s suicide in Jamshedpur’s Sitaramdera region prompts protests, family alleges molestation and police inaction.
JAMSHEDPUR – Agitated over the suicide of a 17-year-old girl Gauri Mukhi, a resident of Bhalubasa Harijan Basti under the jurisdiction of Sitaramdera Police Station, the family members and local residents put up a road blockade on Saturday, soon after they were handed over the body after post mortem.
The agitating family members and local residents were demanding justice to the deceased by taking stern action against the accused who were responsible for the death of Gauri Mukhi.
It may be added here that in a tragic incident, Gauri Mukhi, a resident of Bhalubasa Harijan Basti in the Sitaramdera police station area, committed suicide by hanging herself on Friday.
After her postmortem on Saturday, the relatives were handed over her body and they blocked the road in protest.
The distraught family has demanded that the police arrest and imprison those who they allege molested the girl.
Among those accused by the family are a former driver of the Sitaramdera police station and others.
They claim that these individuals consistently harassed the girl, leading her to take her own life.
Allegations of Police Inaction and Retaliation
The family also alleges that their complaints were ignored by the Sitaramdera police station.
Moreover, they claim that the police, at the behest of the former driver, sent the girl’s mother and other family members to jail, implicating them in a case.
The family also stated that the accused, alleged liquor vendors, intoxicated people and sent them to assault the family members a few days ago.
The police arrived at the scene after learning about the road blockade with the dead body, and they have started to placate the family members.
Local Outrage and Demands for Justice
In a further development, a case of abetment to suicide has been registered against four persons of the locality based on the statement of the deceased’s sister.
They are accused of playing a part in the tragic sequence of events that led to the girl’s suicide.
The girl’s mother, who is currently on parole, stated that one P Mukhi used to come to her shop and molest her daughter.
Despite filing a complaint in the police station on May 23 and escalating it to the higher officials, she alleges that the police took no action.
Consequently, she resorted to registering the case in court.
The mother claims that when she protested, P Mukhi’s entire family confronted her.
The police reportedly arrested her after allegedly finding drugs in a scooty outside their house.
