The Tribune, January 30, 2003

Girl abducted, cops accused of inaction
Our Correspondent

Rohtak, January 29
A Dalit widow has charged the district police authorities with adopting a casual attitude towards her complaint regarding the abduction of her young daughter by a neighbour on Tuesday.

In a letter, copies of which were sent to the I.G., Rohtak range, Deputy Commissioner and the SSP, the complainant, Ms Shakuntala Devi, a resident of Jati mohalla on Jhajjar Road here alleged that her neighbour Rajender Kumar coaxed her daughter into accompanying him. She said her daughter also took Rs 50,000 and ornaments worth Rs 15,000 with her. The complainant said the matter was immediately reported to the police post concerned. However, she alleged that the police had done nothing so far. The policemen were harsh with her, she said. In her complaint, she alleged that Ms Krishna Devi, mother of Rajender Kumar, also supported her son in committing the crime. She said that Manjeet, alias Romi, and Pawan of Nehru Colony, accomplices of Rajender, were also involved in the crime. She sought stern action against the culprits.