Rape accused shoots witness mother-in-law to death
19 Dec 2014 6:09 AM IST
The incident took place in outer Delhi’s Narela area last night. “The main accused, identified as Dinesh Mathur, who is the husband of the victim’s elder daughter had allegedly raped her younger daughter on October 2 this year.
A case was filed in this regard but Mathur wanted the case to be withdrawn immediately,” said a senior police official. The police also believe Mathur killed her mother because she was the key witness in the rape case.
Ironically, the 15-year-old girl, who was raped by Mathur, is now a witness of her mother’s murder. According to police, the incident took place last night (Wednesday) around 9:30 pm at the victim’s house where she lived with her minor daughter.
“Mathur along with two of his associates barged into the house, beat up the mother-daughter duo and then shot the woman dead,” the official added.
A call to the police control room was made by a neighbour and police reached the spot immediately. The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
The girl in her statement told police that she was raped by Mathur on October 2 following which she had registered an FIR against him. He had been forcing her mother to withdraw the case against him. The accused killed her mother after she refused to withdraw the case, she revealed to police.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of IPC including murder and launched a manhunt to nab the accused.
A case was filed in this regard but Mathur wanted the case to be withdrawn immediately,” said a senior police official. The police also believe Mathur killed her mother because she was the key witness in the rape case.
Ironically, the 15-year-old girl, who was raped by Mathur, is now a witness of her mother’s murder. According to police, the incident took place last night (Wednesday) around 9:30 pm at the victim’s house where she lived with her minor daughter.
“Mathur along with two of his associates barged into the house, beat up the mother-daughter duo and then shot the woman dead,” the official added.
A call to the police control room was made by a neighbour and police reached the spot immediately. The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
The girl in her statement told police that she was raped by Mathur on October 2 following which she had registered an FIR against him. He had been forcing her mother to withdraw the case against him. The accused killed her mother after she refused to withdraw the case, she revealed to police.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of IPC including murder and launched a manhunt to nab the accused.
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