Gaurakshak’s 9-month pregnant wife beaten till miscarriage [ Rajasthan, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On February 17, when Rajasthan police reached Gaurakshak, Shrikant Pandit’s house in Haryana and forcefully raided his place, they attacked the family members including Shrikant’s 9 month pregnant wife. Reportedly, while raiding Shrikant’s room, the Police further happened to kick the womb of his pregnant wife, resulting in the death of the child inside the womb.

Further reports suggest that, the police  arrived at his house in Nuh late at night when everybody was fast asleep and forced his family members to open the gate. They then barged into the premises and assaulted the family members as they informed them that Shrikant was not at home and that he had gone outside for some work. They pushed Shrikant’s mother, Dulari, and his 9-month pregnant wife, injuring all three- his mother, wife, and the to-be-born child. They kicked the pregnant mother which resulted in the death of the soon-to-be born child.

Shrikant’s mother Dulari, stated that the police officer hit her daughter-in-law in the stomach. “After that my daughter-in-law complained of severe stomach pain. We immediately took her to the hospital where doctors operated on her to bring my dead grandchild out into this world. My grandchild was bleeding and had stopped breathing inside,” she lamented.

Shrikant’s wife said that around 4-5 police vans arrived at their doorstep and forced them to open the house gates when everybody in the house was asleep. “This all happened before 4 am. I can’t remember the exact timing as we all were sleeping. The police attacked my in-laws and injured my mother-in-law. We told them that Shrikant was not there at home but they didn’t listen. They damaged the furniture of our house and assaulted me. I was 9 months pregnant and doctors had said that the child would come into this world in the coming 15 days. The Police hit me in my stomach and my child was born dead,” said Shrikant’s wife who looked traumatized in the video shared by Sudarshan news journalist Sagar Kumar.

Reports mention that the Rajasthan police took Shrikant’s brothers Vishnu and Rahul away with them. Shrikant’s father said that the Police also attempted to arrest him but his wife, Dulari managed to convince the Police to at least leave him alone, given her daughter-in-law’s serious health condition.

The mother then filed a complaint in Nuh, Haryana, which said that  around 30-40 persons dressed in Rajasthan Police uniforms entered her home at 3:30 am on February 17 and abducted her two sons named Vishnu and Rahul. She also said that they used abusive language for her and her family members and forcefully raided the premises, searching for Shrikant. She has demanded strict action against the culprits who hit her pregnant daughter-in-law, resulting in the death of her grandchild.

The Rajasthan police took the brutal ‘step’ in the allegation that  Shrikant, Mohit Yadav, Rinku Saini, and other members of their Gaurakshak group have burnt Junaid and Nasir alive in Bhiwani’s Loharu region.

However, Mohit Yadav, who has been framed as the prime accused said that he was in Gurugram when the incident happened and that the footage of his presence in Gurugram’s hotel is also available.

According to the Police, Junaid and Nasir from Bharatpur were engaged in cattle smuggling, and there are 4 to 5 FIRs already filed in their name, yet, they were never arrested.

Family members of the deceased alleged in the report that five members of Bajrang Dal caught Junaid and Nasir in Firozpur, Haryana, and attempted to take them to the police. Mohammad Jabir, a relative of Junaid and Nasir, further alleged that the Bajrang Dal members then took them to Bhiwani’s Loharu region, where their burnt their bodies which was later found by the police.

Mohit Yadav has been on target of the radicals from years. In 2019, the radicals fired bullets at him for protecting the cows from being smuggled.