Charge-sheet filed in Benwalia acid attack case, compensation given to 3 victims

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Patna: Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) while closing a case of acid attack on three persons at village Benwalia under Bihia police station in Bhojpur district on Wednesday directed the DM and SP of the district to request the court for speedy trial of the case. Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Bhojpur, has informed  the commission that all  the three victims had been  provided  Rs three lakh each on February 4, 2016 while SP, Bhojpur,  informed that police filed charge-sheet in the case on May 31, 2016.

Satish Kumar, son of Rameshwar Prasad, of village Benwalia, had complained  to the Commission in  Februay ,2016 about police inaction in  an acid attack  case that happened  on September 8, 2015, night in which  his father, mother and sister were badly injured. Accused Sujeet Kumar was arrested on April 14,2016, his brother Abhay Kumar surrendered before the court on March 8,2016 and accused Jai Kishore Yadav, a non-FIR accused, was granted bail by Patna High Court, Patna on May 3, 2016, said BHRC member Neelmani. Acid was thrown on the three aforesaid persons to avenge for refusal of the victim girl to the one sided love advances of Jaikishore Yadav, police informed the commission.

The commission had  directed SP, Bhojpur,  to submit Final Form  in the case  quickly and wanted to know the status of payment of compensation to the victims under Bihar goverment’s Victim Compensation Scheme, 2014, Neelmani said.