Sharaukh, the Islamic radical who doused 19-year-old Ankita Singh in petrol and set on fire, had barged into her house and vandalized it in 2019. Armed with machete and hammer he went around the house and damaged articles. After Ankita made noise, neighbors gathered and beat him up.
When the matter reached the police station, a Muslim sub-inspector and Congress MLA Irfan Ansari brokered peace with Ankita’s family.
Recalcitrant Sharukh did not mend his ways. He along with some vagabond Muslim friends used to harass her regularly. He openly threatened to kill her if she doesn’t convert to Islam and marry him.
Even after the horrific crime by Sharukh, Noor Mustafa, the Muslim investigation officer who was appointed by the government, tried to scuttle the probe to save the culprit, alleged the relatives. Ankit’s sister said her family is not fully convinced about the intention of the state police and the government.
Meanwhile, protests have erupted in various parts of Dumka, which is the home constituency of the Chief Minister, Hemant Soren. “We want nothing less than gallows for the culprit. He should pay a price. We ask the government to sack Noor Mustafa who is trying to save Sharukh,” said a protester.
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