Rajasthan: Man kills son who tried to rape cousin; arrested
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 17-year-old son, who attempted to rape his cousin, in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district. The 40-year-old accused and his elder son were detained on June 29. The boy's father was formally arrested yesterday. "The accused will be produced in a court, the weapon used in the crime could not be recovered so far," police said. Here's more.
Village Sarpanch termed it a case of human sacrifice
They were detained on the basis of an FIR lodged on the complaint of village Sarpanch Manoj Jatav, who accused the man and his elder son of killing the boy and termed it a case of human sacrifice. Police, however, ruled out that it was a human sacrifice and said the boy used to allegedly molest his cousin and recently tried to rape her.
The boy had been sexually abusing cousin for some time
"The boy had been sexually abusing his cousin for some time and he tried to rape her on June 25. When the matter came to light on June 28, his father got angry and opened fire at the boy leaving him dead," the police officer said. The accused called some of his relatives and they conducted the funeral in their farm, he added,
Sarpanch along with other locals informed police the next day
When the village sarpanch came to know about the boy's sudden death and funeral at night in their farm instead of a cremation ground, he and other locals informed police the next day and raised doubt that it could be a case of human sacrifice.
