Chhattisgarh’s Baghel government which is continuously lashed by opposition parties for escalating crime graph, has witnessed another horrific crime in Balodabazar district, where a priest was arrested for burning his wife alive within the temple premises. The incident occurred in Bhatapara police headquarters limits.
As per information received, Police arrested Ramnarayan Pandey (35),the priest of Sai Temple, Dhurabhata village, Balodabazar for killing his wife alive in temple premises within the presence of his children and in-laws.
The accused wont to reside within the temple premises together with his wife Mandakni Pandey (25), two children, and his wife’s brother and sister for a extended period, said the locals.
However, on Wednesday night in Sai Temple things was all of sudden changed, when nearby villagers rushed into the temple premises with police seeing the flames and much of smoke coming, but upto that point it had been too late, the woman was quite half-burnt, said an area reporter.
According to the local police, the accused wont to doubt about the loyalty of his wife and has suspicion that she was indulged in extramarital relation on Wednesday, infighting occurred between husband and wife after which the accused brutally beaten the victim lady within the day, within the evening when he returned, he again attacked her with sharp-edged weapon till, she fainted. After-then the accused set the woman ablaze with a gas range , said Bhatapara police.
At the time, when the horrific incident occurred the accused children and in-laws were present within the temple premises, but they kept their mouths shut over the accused threats, Thana In-charge Roushan Singh Rajput told FPJ over phone. Police received the message around 1 o’clock within the night.
After reaching the spot police helped douse the flames but by that point the victim lady was already dead. we've arrested the accused from the temple premises, the policeman said.
However, after the incident, and release of NCRB data, the police administration is continuously under fire from the social activists and opposition.
NCRB data this point painted a grim picture about the state law and order situation and therefore the increasing crime against women. NCRB data said, in year 2020 Chhattisgarh witnessed 972 murders, 720 attempts to murder cases, 1187 cases of attack on women, 171 harassment cases, 2008 kidnapping cases.
“Rahul ji whole barat of Congress reached to you to ask to point out you about the event of the state that how Bhupesh Baghel has converted Chhattisgarh into jungle Raj, the cases of murder, dacoity, and rape with daughters have increased”, Ex-Chief Minister Raman Singh tweeted over increasing crime in state.
Social activist Durga Jha said, it's heartbreaking at the temple premises that a lady isn't safe. I even have no words to mention that the husband who took oath to guard her, murder her alive.