Woman, cop escorting her shot dead at Rohtak court
COURT COMPLEX FIRING INCIDENTS
ROHTAK: A woman and a sub-inspector were shot dead by assailants outside the Rohtak court complex on Wednesday in an attack that is suspected to have been ordered by the woman’s father who was upset at her intercaste marriage with a Dalit.
This is the seventh firing incident outside a court in Haryana in the past less than 16 months (see box). In a recent incident in May 7 this year, a head constable, who was escorting an undertrial, was shot dead after three men reportedly open fire in the court complex in Siwani town of Bhiwani district.
The police said Mamta Kumari was brought to Rohtak court from Karnal’s Naari Niketan by sub-inspector Narender Kumar for her testimony in a case when two motorcycle-borne assailants fired gunshots at them. Both receivedtwobulletshotsandwere rushed to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, where they died during treatment.
Police said Mamta, a resident of Rohtak city, married a Dalit man from Singhpura village some time ago against her family’s wishes. Angered at the marriage, March 22, 2017: Former sarpanch and murder accused Rajeev, alias Kala, gunned down at the Jhajjar court complex
March 28: History-sheeter Ramesh Lohan murdered by members of a rival gang outside the Rohtak court
May 18: Murder accused Sher Singh shot dead near advocate’s chamber in Bhiwani court
May 31: Three men injured in firing on murder accused at Karnal court complex
July 10: Murder accused Sumer Singh shot dead outside court complex in Jind
Mamta’s father Ramesh filed a police complaint stating his daughter was a minor, following which her husband, an adult, was arrested.
“Her husband was sent to Rohtak jail. She had refused to go back to her parents, following which the court sent her to Naari Niketan in Karnal. On Wednesday, she was being brought to Rohtak court to testify in the same case,” said Shri Bhagwan, the SHO of Civil Lines.
Police said the SI was bringing Sept 8: Hardcore criminal freed, four cops injured in firing inside Mahendragarh court complex May 7, 2018: Head constable Bhagirath shot dead at Siwani court complex in Bhiwani
two women, including Mamta, to the court. After the hearing, they were going towards the van outside the mini-secretariat, opposite the court complex, when the assailants opened fire at them. Shells of seven cartridges were recovered from the spot.
“We have registered a case of murder against the woman’s father and two unidentified gunmen. It has been found that the woman’s father was also present near the court when the incident took place,” police said.