Balrampur News: SIT will investigate the self-immolation case of a Dalit youth

Balrampur. The government has formed a special investigation team for a fair investigation of the self-immolation case of Dalit Ram Bujhart. Additional Director General of Police (Railway) Jai Narayan Singh and Additional Commissioner Devipatan Ramprakash have been included in the SIT formed by the Home Department on the orders of the High Court. Special Secretary Home Vivek has issued an order and directed the SP to make all the files related to the case available to the SIT for a fair investigation.
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On 24 October 2023, a private land in front of Gaidas Bujurg police station was occupied overnight by erecting pillars. On getting information about this, Dalit Ram Bujhart complained to the police station. On this, he was stopped at the police station itself. After this, hurt by the occupation of the land, Ram Bujhart came live on Facebook and committed suicide. He was admitted to the Trauma Center in Lucknow, where he died on 30 October. The FIR of the case was also registered at Gaidas Bujurg police station. In which Ram Bujhart’s wife Kusuma made serious allegations against the police and filed a petition in the High Court. She had expressed doubts over the action of the police in the investigation of her husband’s death. It is being told that the investigation of the case was also transferred to Bahraich district. Which was much discussed. Kusuma had expressed apprehension of a cover-up in the investigation. In the case, the High Court was informed about the entire incident through an affidavit by District Magistrate Arvind Singh. After this, the High Court had ordered an investigation by the SIT. Taking action on this, the government has formed SIT and started the investigation.
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The police’s steps remained halted in fixing responsibility in the case of Dalit Ram Bujharat’s death in Gaidas Buzurg. First, the magisterial inquiry exposed the negligence of the then SHO Pawan Kumar Kanaujia and he was suspended. After this, he was reinstated. On the order of action by DM Arvind Singh, former SHO Pawan Kumar obtained a stay from the High Court. After this, the distrust grew, while questions were also raised on transferring the investigation of the victim’s FIR to Bahraich Police. Now in the SIT investigation, the entire situation of self-immolation along with all the action taken so far will be investigated. This has increased the difficulties of many responsible persons.
The matter is serious also because the police itself was accused of occupying the land and a person had to lose his life. DM Arvind Singh has prepared several reports in the entire matter and sent them to the government. Correspondence has also been done for action from the level of SP Keshav Kumar. The SIT will also investigate all the action taken so far. For this, all the records have been sought, which include the cases related to land as well as the report of the incident etc. In this, along with Balrampur, Bahraich police is also under the scope of investigation. Because Bahraich police is investigating the case but has not reached any conclusion. Victim Kusuma Devi says that now she is hopeful of getting justice.
The dispute over Ram Bujhart’s land is already pending in the Civil Court Balrampur. On 27 November 2018, the then SDM Utraula had allotted land for the construction of a new police station, its entire map was handed over to the police. In this, the land ahead of the police station was never given for the construction of the police station premises. Even in the layout of the implementing agency Police Housing Corporation, the land ahead is not the land of the police station, even after this, the occupation of the land was shocking. The land was occupied during the holidays of Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra. Regarding this, the DM has raised questions on the role of the police in his report. In the SIT investigation, the implementing agency is also under question.

Courtesy: Hindi News