ALWAR: Thirty-one years after the Kumher massacre in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district – in which 16 Dalits were killed and more than 44 seriously injured on June 6, 1992 – a special court for SC/ST cases awarded life imprisonment to nine convicts on Saturday while acquitting 41 others in the case. The convicts sentenced to life in jail include Lakho, Prem Singh, Man Singh, Rajveer, Pritam, Paras Jain, Chetan, Shiv Singh, and Gopal.
A dispute between two communities (Jatavs and Jats) in Kumher area had allegedly led to the killings. The investigation was handed over to the CBI, which filed a chargesheet against 83 accused after recording statements of 283 people. During the prolonged trial, 32 accused died while one remained on the run and is still untraceable.
Considered the worst Dalit carnage in the state, the ‘Kumher Kaand’ haunts the Jatavs (an SC community) to this day. Besides the loss of life and injuries, the massacre caused extensive damage to property, cattle, and stored grains. It is believed that the death toll and magnitude of destruction were far higher than stated in official records.
A dispute between two communities (Jatavs and Jats) in Kumher area had allegedly led to the killings. The investigation was handed over to the CBI, which filed a chargesheet against 83 accused after recording statements of 283 people. During the prolonged trial, 32 accused died while one remained on the run and is still untraceable.
Considered the worst Dalit carnage in the state, the ‘Kumher Kaand’ haunts the Jatavs (an SC community) to this day. Besides the loss of life and injuries, the massacre caused extensive damage to property, cattle, and stored grains. It is believed that the death toll and magnitude of destruction were far higher than stated in official records.
Source link