Rajasthan, March 4 : The incident of death of a one-month-old infant girl child allegedly crushed under boots of Rajasthan police officials, who rushed into the house of a Muslim daily wage labourer in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Sunday, has ignited a fury of anger among the public. The raid was reportedly said to be a part of an ongoing campaign by the police to crack down on cybercrime.
Quoting Razida Khan, the mother of the demised child, the media reports, “When I was sleeping on the cot with my infant daughter, the policemen arrived all of a sudden and pulled me out and sent me out of the room. They also pulled my husband out. They stepped on my infant daughter’s head and killed her.”
Om Tuesday, a CPIM delegation including Comrade Brinda Karat (Polit Bureau member), Comrade Kishan Parikh (Secretary, CPIM Rajasthan), Sumitra Chopra (State Secretariat member, Rajasthan State Committee), and Raisa (District Secretary), visited the family of one-month-old Alishda at Raghunathgarh Village, Alwar, who was killed due to police brutality on March 2. They expressed solidarity and demanded swift and impartial justice.
After visiting the aggrieved family, CPIM divulged that the incident occurred at 6 a.m. on March 2 when a group of policemen forcefully broke down the outer wall of Imran’s modest home. When Razida, the mother, opened the door, she was manhandled and dragged outside by male officers. The policemen, wearing boots, then jumped onto the bed where the infant was sleeping, crushing her, resulting in her immediate death.
CPIM further added that the police acted without a warrant or prior notice. Imran, a daily wage labourer with no criminal record, and his family have been subjected to this unimaginable tragedy. This horrific act highlights the vulnerability of poor and marginalized families, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim agenda perpetuated by the BJP-state government.
Condemning the incidence, the CPIM has demanded the immediate arrest of all police personnel involved, on charges of murder, Strict Punishment of the Thana in-charge responsible for the incident, starting with his immediate suspension, Provision of immediate compensation to the affected family and Measures to halt such illegal and brutal actions by law enforcement.
Tika Ram Jully, the Leader of Opposition has also condemned the brutal action of the police and commented in his tweet, “Crime is at its peak in Rajasthan, the government has no control over the law and order of the state. The incident of the death of a one-and-a-half-month-old girl during police action in Raghunathgarh Colony under Nauganva Police Station of Alwar district shook my heart. I have raised this issue in the assembly as well and also said through a press conference during the Lok Sabha elections that the police in Alwar are working to scare the people. The common people are being harassed by the police in Alwar, which is not justified. Under the BJP government, Rajasthan is being identified as a “crime-ridden state instead of crime-free”. Under the BJP rule, jungle raj and mafia rule have come into the state, the courage of criminals has increased so much under this government that criminals are committing criminal incidents like robbery, murder, theft and dacoity in broad daylight.”
