48 Hours After Woman's Murder In Meerut, Accused Arrested And Abducted Daughter Rescued

Meerut: Almost two days after the murder of a 50-year-old Dalit woman and the abduction of her daughter from Kapsad village in Meerut, police arrested the accused, identified as, Paras Som (23), from Haridwar on Saturday.

According to the police, the woman, Ruby (20) was also recovered safely. SSP Dr Vipin Tada stated that the police achieved success through electronic surveillance and other means. Police said the accused was arrested during a joint operation by Saharanpur and Meerut police.

On January 8, Kapsad resident Mandeep had reported the incident with police. He said his mother, Sunita, and his sister, Ruby (20), were heading toward the nearby forest as usual, when Som arrived and attempted to kidnap Ruby. When Sunita intervened, Som attacked her with a sharp weapon.

After Sunita died in hospital, tension in the village rose and sparked political unrest, following which, Meerut Tada announced the formation of 10 teams of over 200 police officers to apprehend the accused.

Meanwhile, reinforcements have been deployed due to tensions rising in Kapsad village. The government and administration are on high alert, after receiving information that leaders of Opposition parties were planning to visit the village.

In view of the rising tension in the village, barricades were erected to prevent outsiders from entering the village. All roads leading to Kapsad have also been blocked. Police and RAF teams are guarding every road into the village, and no political leaders or social workers are being allowed to enter it.

Congress Delegation Stopped; SP, Bhim Army Demand 'Bulldozer Action'

The police administration went on high alert after Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad, the President of Azad Samaj Party, scheduled a visit to Kapsad on Saturday. A Congress party delegation also arrived in Meerut to meet the victim's family, but when they reached Kapsad, police prevented them from entering. This led to some outpouring of anger.

Ali Asif Jama Rizvi, chairman of the Congress Committee's legal department, stated that a delegation of the party had gone to Kapsad to meet the Dalit family, but they were denied access. Manoj Rai, Alok Kumar, Savita Gautam, and Kiran Sharma, who were part of the delegation, stated that they had gone to console the victim's family, obtain complete information about the incident, and assist them in legal proceedings.

They also said that despite them providing the information to the authorities in advance, the delegation was denied access to the victim's family, which they condemned.

SP leaders and Bhim Army officials have, meanwhile, demanded the state government take "bulldozer action" against the accused. Leaders belonging to the ruling BJP have also expressed grief over the incident, and called it a heinous act, although some of them also said the Opposition was trying to blow the incident "out of proportion".

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