Accused in murder of Barmer man arrested

BHEEL’S MEDICAL REPORT REVEALED THAT HE SUSTAINED SEVERAL SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND FACE AND THAT HIS LEG WAS FRACTURED

BARMER: The prime accused in the murder of tribal man Khetaram Bheel, who was killed on July 21 allegedly for his love affair with two Muslim women in Barmer district, was arrested on Wednesday, the police said.

Circle officer Surendra Kumar, who is the investigating officer in the murder case, said they arrested Amar Khan on Wednesday, after he confessed to his crime.

Bheel, a resident of Mekranwala village under Ramsar police station, was killed allegedly by Khan and other family members of the women Bheel reportedly had an affair with.

According to Kumar, Amar told the police that on July 21, he saw Bheel with the former’s sister-in-law.

Amar said he then chased Bheel who was trying to flee. Amar then caught 22-year-old Bheel while the latter was trying to scale a wall to escape.

Khan told the police, he then tied Bheel up and started beating him with help from some family members.

The family beat up Bheel with sticks and later strangled him to death, said Amar’s confession.

Meanwhile, the Bheel’s medical report revealed that he sustained several serious injuries to his head and face. His leg was fractured.

Two other men, Pathai Khan (18) and Anwar Khan (40), had been arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder and remanded in police custody for seven days.

Amar has been charged with murdering Bheel, the police said.

Police said that they had detained nine accused in the case on the day of the incident Surendra Kumar said that after interrogation, eight accused, including several women, were detained on July 21.

“We are waiting for phone call records of all the accused. We can confirm that Bheel’s murder was a planned conspiracy,” he said.

Additional superintendent of police Rameshwarlal Meghwal said that preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was in love with a woman, which led to the rivalry between the two families.

Bheel is survived by his wife and three children with a fourth on the way. He had reportedly rented land from Aasiyat, who lived in the same village, to run a brick unit. Aasiyat has four daughters, three of whom are married. The youngest daughter lives with her. Bheel allegedly had an affair with two of Aasiyat’s daughters — the youngest and Amar’s wife.