Bhiwani teacher death: State to hand over probe to CBI
The body of the 19-year-old teacher was found in a field in Bhiwani on August 13. She had gone missing on August 11 after leaving the school, purportedly to enquire about admission at a nursing college.
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Villagers have alleged that the suicide theory was being promoted to calm public outrage, especially among students who have staged protests across the state. (File Photo)Hours after the Haryana government Wednesday decided to hand over the probe into the death of a 19-year-old teacher in Bhiwani last week to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the villagers agreed to cremate her on Thursday morning. A third autopsy was also conducted at AIIMS, Delhi on Wednesday.
Earlier, there had been calls in the woman’s village for an indefinite protest if the probe is not handed over to the CBI. The death caused a massive outrage, with people earlier blocking roads in the district, and the opposition parties, including the Congress, demanding a CBI probe. Heavy police had been deployed around the village.
Speaking to reporters in Bhiwani on Wednesday, BKU (Chaduni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni said the post-mortem was conducted at AIIMS, Delhi, and the government also agreed to another demand by deciding to hand over the probe to the CBI.
“The family has expressed satisfaction and now the last rites will be held on Thursday,” he said. This was the third postmortem, following the first at Bhiwani’s Civil Hospital and the second at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
On Wednesday, Haryana State Commission for Women chairperson Renu Bhatia also reached Bhiwani. She said that after the body was found, she had been taking regular updates from the police concerning the case. Bhatia said that she assured the family that the Women’s Commission stands with the family in this case and it will be investigated from every aspect.
The body of the 19-year-old teacher was found in a field in Bhiwani on August 13. She had gone missing on August 11 after leaving the school, purportedly to enquire about admission at a nursing college.
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