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| Killing of Dalit girl condemned |
| 2013-12-04 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Pakistain Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN) has condemned the gruesome murder of a young scheduled caste Hindu (Dalit) woman, Kaku Kolhi, in Umarkot by the same accused who had allegedly gang raped her and her sister six weeks ago and was roaming freely in the area despite registration of a police case against him. PDSN, in a statement on Tuesday, appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistain (CJP) to take suo motu ...a legal term, from the Latin. Roughly translated it means I saw what you did, you bastard... notice of this "cold-blooded murder" of innocent Dalit girl and initiate legal proceedings against the accused in order to provide justice to the poor victims. PDSN, a network of over 30 organizations supporting rights of marginalised groups particularly the minorities and scheduled castes, has declared this murder a "total failure" of local law enforcement agencies and the state mechanism to protect the honour of Dalit women. PDSN secretary Zulfiqar Shah said, "No excuse is acceptable as this cold-blooded murder of an innocent girl shows clear failure of the police system in Sindh. Had the rapist been tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! and punished, this murder would have not happened." According to the first information report (FIR) statement, Kaku Kolhi and her sister Nellan were gang raped in the jurisdiction of Shadi Pali Police Station in Umarkot in October by sons of a local landlord. An FIR was registered; culprits were briefly incarcerated I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! at the cop shoppe but were freed later under the guise of compromise by police. On November 28, Kaku Kolhi was on way back home along with her mother. The accused man allegedly kidnapped the girl at gunpoint and shot her in front of her mother. "Unfortunately, rape of Dalit women is considered as an act 'for granted' because of their inferior social status in the Pak society... so hardly any action is taken against the influential and wealthy landlords," said Dr Sono Khanghrani, another member of the PDSN. "Scheduled castes are living miserable lives with no protection to their honour and property," he added. PDSN also says that sexual violence against "scheduled caste" women and maidens of tender years is on the rise in rural areas of Sindh. |
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