Dalit Engineer Killer Attack 2022: The case of the fatal attack on a Dalit engineer in Bari, Rajasthan, has once again come to light. In fact, in this case, the Supreme Court has refused to grant relief to the accused former MP Girraj Malinga and has ordered Malinga to surrender within two weeks. After this, this case of fatal attack on Dalit assistant engineer Harshadhipati Valmiki came into discussion again.
In fact, Girraj Malinga, then MLA from Bari area in Rajasthan, is facing a serious charge of fatal attack on a Dalit assistant engineer, Harshadhipati Valmiki, on March 29, 2022. According to the incident, then MLA Malinga and his supporters had attacked engineer Valmiki due to obstruction of government work and other personal enmities. This violent incident caused a lot of controversy in the state and many questions related to the oppression of Dalits were raised.
This was the entire incident.
On the day of the incident i.e. March 29, 2022, Bari MLA Girraj Malinga had attacked Valmiki. According to Harshadhipati Valmiki, he was holding a meeting with some of his senior officers that day, when the MLA along with others entered his cabin. Nobody said anything and the MLA picked up a chair that was there and threw it directly at his face. Girraj Malinga also said that you have so much courage that you will cut off the connections of Thakurs’ people? In addition to this, the MLA’s men started beating the engineering assistant with sticks, bats, rods and anything else they could find.
According to AE Valmiki of the Electrical Department, the attackers broke every bone in his body and beat him as much as they could. And then they left him to die and fled from there. All the people who were present in AE’s room at that time fled for their lives. Harshadhipati had made this statement at a time when he had spent 580 days undergoing treatment at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
Valmiki said in the complaint that he had not created any obstruction in the work of the government, but the MLA and his supporters were already angry with him and in that anger he was attacked. Valmiki suffered serious injuries in this attack. After the incident, based on his statement and complaint, the police opened a case against MLA Malinga and other accused.
investigation and charges sheet
After the incident, the case was handed over to the CID-CB for investigation, but the investigation continued to progress slowly. The charge sheet in this case was not filed for several months, for which Valmiki and his family alleged delay in getting justice. Although charges have been filed against five accused, no action was taken against MLA Malinga. Later, the CID-CB had directed to prepare a charge sheet against Malinga as well.
The intervention of the Supreme Court
The case reached the Supreme Court, where the prosecution argued that the victim and her family were not receiving justice due to the delay in the case and the powerful position of the MLA. Upon hearing the case, the Supreme Court surprised Malinga and ordered him to surrender. This decision of the court is important in order to ensure justice against powerful people in cases related to law and order and oppression of Dalits in the state.
Events and results so far
– March 29, 2022: MLA Girraj Malinga and his followers accused of attacking engineer Harshadhipati Valmiki.
– Police case: On March 28, 2022, based on Valmiki’s complaint, the police registered a case.
– Investigation: The case was handed over to the CID-CB, but the filing of charges against MLA Malinga was delayed.
– Charge sheet: Charge sheet was filed against five other accused, but the charge sheet against Malinga was pending.
– Supreme Court Order: The Supreme Court ordered MLA Malinga to surrender.
case status
Following this order, former MLA Malinga will have to surrender following the court’s instructions. This incident has once again drawn attention to the administrative system and the need for justice in cases related to Dalit oppression. The intervention of the Supreme Court in this case shows that the judiciary considers everyone equal before the law, no matter how powerful they are.
