Why a father preserved body of her daughter, who was raped & murdered, for 44 days

Father preserved the body of her 21 years old girl for 44 days, who was allegedly gang raped and murdered by Ranjeet Thackrey and two of his aides. He preserved her body in a salt pit to demand justice.

The incident happened in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district when the body of a girl was found hanging on a tree 20 km away from her home on August 1. The police registered a case under suicide after a post-mortem conducted at Nandurbar District Hospital had ruled out any foul play. However, the family challenged that the girl was gang raped and murdered by four men.

The deceased’s family buried her body in a makeshift grave which was covered with sealed with salt as a protest to demand justice. The family told Indian Express  “If the body has decomposed, it would give another reason to the police to deny us justice. So, I had to preserve the body hoping for a second post-mortem that would bring the truth out,” the girl’s father told the paper.

Dhadgaon police registered a case against the three accused and arrested them, only after the case escalated.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police of Dhadgaon, Shrikant Bhumre, told India Express “We were satisfied with the details and statements given by the victim’s family members and relatives. Acting on the complaint, we have today arrested three suspects—Ranjeet Thackrey, Sunil Valvi and Amar Valvi—all residents of Vavi village. At present, it is difficult to say anything. We are carrying out a probe.”

The fresh autopsy of the body will be video recorded in presence of the magistrate.