‘Dalit man was not killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle’: Rajasthan Police issues clarification, rubbishes social media claims

[aryadravida]

Yesterday it was reported that the Dalit man, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job.


19 March, 2022
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On Friday, March 18, the Rajasthan police took to Twitter to clarify the true cause of the death of Jitendrapal Meghwal, the Dalit resident of Barwa village in Rajasthan, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday 15th March 2022, by two miscreants for his moustache and his good lifestyle, as many on social media claimed.
In a thread of Tweets written in Hindi, the Rajasthan police revealed that the claims that Jitendrapal Meghwal was murdered because the accused couldn’t stand his moustache and his good lifestyle were false. According to the police, there was no connection between the Dalit man’s murder and his moustache or lifestyle; rather, he was killed because of personal animosity between him and the accused.

The police informed that both the deceased, Jitendrapal Meghwal and the main accused in the case had some personal rivalry dating back to 2020, that went on to become the prime reason for the murder. The police also confirmed that both Meghwal’s murderers have been taken into custody.
The Rajasthan police also cleared the air about some video that went viral on Twitter following the news of Jitendrapal Meghwal’s murder. Though the specific video in question has since been deleted, it appears from the Rajasthan police’s Tweet that someone posted a video from the Bharatpur district in which police are taking action, claiming it to be related to the Jitendrapal Meghwal murder case.
The police said that the facts stated in the video are false. The video has nothing to do with the Jitendrapal murder case but is from Bharatpur district in which the police are conducting an investigation.
In its second Tweet, the Rajasthan police said that in regards to the Bharatpur incident, the video of which was shared claiming it to be that of the incident where Jitendrapal Meghwal, a Covid health assistant working in a government hospital in Bali was killed with a knife in public, the police filed an FIR no. 219/22 under IPC sections 143, 323, 341, 504, 506, 354, 379 and Section 3 of the SC/St Act. The victim was then sent for medicals. The ASP is camping on the spot and supervising the investigation. The CO and SHO are conducting raids to nab the second accused in the case.
Since the video was already deleted at the time of writing this report, OpIndia could not verify which video the Rajasthan police had debunked.

Rajasthan: Dalit man killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle​

As regards the murder of Jitendrapal Meghwal, yesterday it was reported that the Dalit man, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job. The killers travelled 800 km on a two-wheeler and killed Meghwal on Tuesday 15th March 2022 in the afternoon.
Both the accused killers have been taken to Pali district headquarters. The miscreants had stabbed Jitendrapal Meghwal seven times with a knife. After the incident, the family members of the deceased and villagers protested outside Bali Hospital demanding to catch the accused. The family members of the deceased refused to accept the dead body of the deceased and sat in a tent in front of the government hospital on the Bali-Sadadi road.
The accused fled from the spot after the incident. Following outrage by the Meghwal community over the murder, the police on Thursday arrested the two accused from Pachpadra. The family members said that the accused should be arrested soon and they should be given the death penalty

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[RangeMaster]

Stop spreading rumors. Forum has become very hateful towards India. He was killed because he was a dalit man. That's was the whole story. Can't even sustain racism, PDF lol....

 

[El Sidd]

Personal enmity probably stemmed from caste issues.

@aryadravida what does the court say about moustaches and whether they are essential religious practice? @jamahir

 

[El Sidd]

Mustache is an important part of body. Mustache k baghair face bahut strange lagta ha

are you saying this is some honor killing mixed with opium of caste supremacy?

 

[terry5]

Rajasthan: Dalit man killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle, earlier the accused had fought with him for making eye contact​

• OpIndia Staff | 18 March, 2022

Victim Jitendrapal Meghwal, accused Suraj Singh Rajpurohit

A sensational incident has come to light from the Pali district of Rajasthan where a Covid health assistant working in a government hospital in Bali was killed with a knife in public. Jitendrapal Meghwal, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job. The killers travelled 800 km on two wheeler and killed Meghwal on Tuesday 15th March 2022 in the afternoon.

The deceased Dalit youth has become famous on social media for his stylish moustache and the initial reports tell that he was killed by the murderers named Suraj Singh Rajpurohit and Ramesh Singh because Jitendrapal Meghwal had made direct eye contact with the culprits at the time of some minor dispute between them that took place on 23rd June 2020. Both the killers have been arrested by the police on Thursday 17th March 2022. The action was taken under the leadership of Bali ASP Brijesh Soni.

Both the accused killers have been taken to Pali district headquarters. The miscreants had stabbed Jitendrapal Meghwal seven times with a knife. After the incident, the family members of the deceased and villagers protested outside Bali Hospital demanding to catch the accused. The family members of the deceased refused to accept the dead body of the deceased and sat in a tent in front of the government hospital on the Bali-Sadadi road.

What was the dispute?​

According to reports, the dispute began on June 23, 2020, when Jitendra Meghwal was sitting outside his house in Barwa village and he had an exchange of words with Suraj Singh Rajpurohit of the village who was passing by. Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, at that time, made some comments saying ‘how did you make eye contact with me.’ The matter between the two escalated to a physical fight. Jitendrapal Meghwal had lodged a case of assault against Suraj Singh Rajpurohit and his two accomplices. After the case was filed, the accused were angry with Jitendra.

Reportedly, the accused had asked Jitendrapal Meghwal several times to come to a resolution and withdraw the case but he did not agree. As if this was nothing, Jitendrapal Meghwal recently secured the govt job and his lifestyle changed suddenly. Due to his lifestyle and stylish mustache, Suraj Singh Rajpurohit became jealous of him. Jitendrapal Meghwal had a good height and physique and his look was much better than that of Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, and the well-groomed handlebar moustache added to his good looks. This fact created hatred in the mind of accused Suraj Singh Rajpurohit.

The murderers travelled 800 KM on bike to kill the victim​

The murder accused, Suraj Singh Rajpurohit, is a resident of the deceased’s village, and works in Surat. He was so much jealous of the victim that he travelled 800 KM on a bike from Surat to Bali to kill the victim. On March 15, Suraj Singh came to Bali from Surat with his friend Ramesh Singh. On that day they made a recce of Meghwal’s schedule. After completing duty on Tuesday afternoon, Jitendrapal Meghwal left Bali with his friend. The accused chased Jitendrapal Meghwal on his bike. Stopping him midway, they stabbed him in his back and chest seven times. The attack was so intense that he died while being taken to Sumerpur. Before he died, Jitendrapal Meghwal had named Suraj Singh and his accomplice

Was the dispute really that big?​

Jitendrapal Meghwal came from a Dalit background whereas the accused killers belong to the upper caste. More than a mere exchange of words, making eye contact with the upper caste accused and having better looks than him and keeping a moustache turned out to be the main reasons behind the fatal attack on the Dalit youth. Added to these reasons, the deceased youth secured a job in the local health centre as opposed to the accused killer who had to relocate to Surat situated 800 KM away from the village.

Investigations​

The accused fled from the spot after the incident. Following outrage by the Meghwal community over the murder, the police on Thursday arrested the two accused from Pachpadra. The family members said that the accused should be arrested soon and they should be given the death penalty. In this case, SP Rajan Dushyant had formed eight police teams that were on the lookout for the accused. Apart from this, the police had also sent two teams to Gujarat. Bali SHO Devendra Singh said that there was a pre-emptive fight between the two.

The accused Suraj Singh has an Instagram ID named King_of_godwad01. He likes to call himself the King of Godwad. There are a lot of videos of Punjabi and Haryanavi songs on his Instagram reel.

The grieved family​

Om Prakash, the brother of the deceased, performed the last rites in tears. He cried and said that the accused Suraj Singh had attacked his brother in 2020 as well. He said, “My brother was beaten up over a small thing at that time. The villagers also know that he was jealous of my brother’s good personality. Give strict punishment to my brother’s killer as per the law.”

People protested outside the hospital. Image Source Dainik Bhaskar
The family was protesting outside the hospital. The police and administration consoled them after which they agreed to a post mortem. Dr. Lalit Chaudhary, Umesh Gupta, and their team did the post-mortem. The body was then handed over to the family members. The administration has assured that their demands will be conveyed to the chief minister. The demands are to give a government job to the brother of the deceased, compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the victim’s family, and a permanent outpost in Barwa village.

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[hussain0216]

For thousands of years the biggest killer and oppressor of these dalits have been brahmins

 

[El Sidd]

I don't know Pakistan main to mustache par koi kuch nhi kehta mustache shave krnay par khusra kaha jata ha

khusron ki life expectancy bhi kam hoti hai due to these issues.

 

[Meliodas]

Yesterday it was reported that the Dalit man, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job.


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On Friday, March 18, the Rajasthan police took to Twitter to clarify the true cause of the death of Jitendrapal Meghwal, the Dalit resident of Barwa village in Rajasthan, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday 15th March 2022, by two miscreants for his moustache and his good lifestyle, as many on social media claimed.
In a thread of Tweets written in Hindi, the Rajasthan police revealed that the claims that Jitendrapal Meghwal was murdered because the accused couldn’t stand his moustache and his good lifestyle were false. According to the police, there was no connection between the Dalit man’s murder and his moustache or lifestyle; rather, he was killed because of personal animosity between him and the accused.

The police informed that both the deceased, Jitendrapal Meghwal and the main accused in the case had some personal rivalry dating back to 2020, that went on to become the prime reason for the murder. The police also confirmed that both Meghwal’s murderers have been taken into custody.
The Rajasthan police also cleared the air about some video that went viral on Twitter following the news of Jitendrapal Meghwal’s murder. Though the specific video in question has since been deleted, it appears from the Rajasthan police’s Tweet that someone posted a video from the Bharatpur district in which police are taking action, claiming it to be related to the Jitendrapal Meghwal murder case.
The police said that the facts stated in the video are false. The video has nothing to do with the Jitendrapal murder case but is from Bharatpur district in which the police are conducting an investigation.
In its second Tweet, the Rajasthan police said that in regards to the Bharatpur incident, the video of which was shared claiming it to be that of the incident where Jitendrapal Meghwal, a Covid health assistant working in a government hospital in Bali was killed with a knife in public, the police filed an FIR no. 219/22 under IPC sections 143, 323, 341, 504, 506, 354, 379 and Section 3 of the SC/St Act. The victim was then sent for medicals. The ASP is camping on the spot and supervising the investigation. The CO and SHO are conducting raids to nab the second accused in the case.
Since the video was already deleted at the time of writing this report, OpIndia could not verify which video the Rajasthan police had debunked.

Rajasthan: Dalit man killed for his stylish moustache and lifestyle​

As regards the murder of Jitendrapal Meghwal, yesterday it was reported that the Dalit man, a resident of Barwa village, was stabbed to death by two miscreants who allegedly could not tolerate his moustache and his good lifestyle after getting the govt job. The killers travelled 800 km on a two-wheeler and killed Meghwal on Tuesday 15th March 2022 in the afternoon.
Both the accused killers have been taken to Pali district headquarters. The miscreants had stabbed Jitendrapal Meghwal seven times with a knife. After the incident, the family members of the deceased and villagers protested outside Bali Hospital demanding to catch the accused. The family members of the deceased refused to accept the dead body of the deceased and sat in a tent in front of the government hospital on the Bali-Sadadi road.
The accused fled from the spot after the incident. Following outrage by the Meghwal community over the murder, the police on Thursday arrested the two accused from Pachpadra. The family members said that the accused should be arrested soon and they should be given the death penalty

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  Rajasthan police clarifies Dalit man was not killed for his moustache

  Rajasthan police said there was no connection between the murder of Dalit youth Jitendrapal Meghwal and his moustache or lifestyle. | OpIndia News

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How can Hindus bear even the thought of hari Jan's the living evidence of their exploitative community.

 

[jamahir]

@aryadravida what does the court say about moustaches and whether they are essential religious practice? @jamahir

The Indian courts have no such provision.

are you saying this is some honor killing mixed with opium of caste supremacy?

It is.

I don't know Pakistan main to mustache par koi kuch nhi kehta mustache shave krnay par khusra kaha jata ha

*cough cough* You have a prominent leader without one.

 

[El Sidd]

The Indian courts have no such provision.

But they seem to enjoy papal rights over minorities such as Muslims

 

[jamahir]

But they seem to enjoy papal rights over minorities such as Muslims

So the courts have to allow the burqa but not save the lives of Dalit people from casteist oppression ?

 

[El Sidd]

So the courts have to allow the burqa but not save the lives of Dalit people from casteist oppression ?

What about Burqa wearing Dalit women?

 

[Bouncer]

Cesspool of communal vioilence. Its not even Modi's fault.. this is the fault in design of Hinduism. Expect more the same to intensify as time passes until the system collapses and another partitiion happens.

 

[jamahir]

What about Burqa wearing Dalit women?

I know of no such case though a Dalit female might be compelled by society to wear a ghoonghat.

 

[El Sidd]

I know of no such case though a Dalit female might be compelled by society to wear a ghoonghat.

When did you last leave your basement?