Caste panchayat boycotts family over dowry complaint
The Sheo police in Barmer have lodged a case of social boycott of a family by caste panchayat.
The victim alleged that they approached the police with a dowry harassment complaint, after which the caste panchayat passed the diktat to boycott the family. The victim alleged that since then they have been living in complete isolation.
The victim, Amni (24), a resident of Kayam Ki Basti under Sheo police station, in a memorandum, said that her sister-inlaw’s daughter, Jamali, was married to Amardin about 10 months ago. After the marriage, Jamali’s in-laws started harassing her for dowry. According to the complainant, they tried to talk with the guy’s family but when they threatened to kill Jamali, they lodged a case against the her in-laws at Sheo police station.
The complainant also alleged that the police did not take any
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action in the case.
Amni alleged that their children are also not being allowed to go to school. According to her, due to this the diktat , they are living in a pathetic situation. She also met the higher officials of Barmer police and sought justice.
However, Manaram Garg, station house office at Sheo police station, said that neither Jamali nor her any relatives have lodged a dowry case at the police station. He said that they have received complaints from both parties about a dispute.
He, however, accept that they have got a complaint about the caste diktat but did not find anything on investigation.