Mirchpur violence: Jats continue rail blockade
January 16th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANSJind (Haryana), Jan 16 (IANS) Hundreds of Jat community members continued to squat on railway tracks near here for the second day Sunday, disrupting train services over their demand for a fresh CBI probe into the Mirchpur caste violence last year. The members of the Jat Mahapanchayat, including many women, have been sitting on the railway track in Julani village near the Jind railway station since Saturday, refusing to budge until their demands are met.
The Jat Mahapanchayat - a mega conclave of community leaders - had issued an ultimatum to the state government to accept their demands before Jan 15.
Apart from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, The protesters are also demanding that the trial in the case be shifted from New Delhi to Hisar and the arrested Jat youths be released.
The trial was shifted to New Delhi last month on the directions of the Supreme Court. A total of 98 Jat youths were arrested in the case.
Mirchpur village, in Hisar district, hit the headlines last year when it was rocked by an arson attack by the dominant upper caste Jat members on a row of houses of the Dalit (Balmiki) families.
As many as 150 lower caste Dalit families were driven out of the village and their homes were torched, about 300 km from Chandigarh, April 21 last year.
A 70-year-old man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were killed in the fire in their home during the attack.
- Mirchpur violence: Jats continue protest for fifth day - Jan 19, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jats continue to block rail tracks (Second lead) - Jan 17, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jats continue to block rail tracks (Lead) - Jan 16, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jat conclave wants fresh CBI probe - Jan 15, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jat conclave demands fresh CBI probe (Lead) - Jan 15, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jat protest enters 11th day - Jan 25, 2011
- Mirchpur incident: Jats to call off protest - Jan 26, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jats demand SIT probe, block roads - Jan 23, 2011
- Mirchpur incident: Jats call off protest (Lead) - Jan 26, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jats demand SIT probe; blockade disrupts traffic (Lead) - Jan 23, 2011
- Mirchpur caste violence: Protests spread to more areas (Lead) - Jan 24, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jat protest enters 10th day - Jan 24, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Jats demand SIT probe - Jan 23, 2011
- With agitation over, Jind district returns to normalcy - Jan 27, 2011
- Mirchpur violence: Dalits leave village fearing Jat threat - Jan 27, 2011
Tags: arson attack, blockade, caste violence, cbi probe, central bureau of investigation, chandigarh, community leaders, community members, conclave, haryana, jat, New Delhi, old man, protesters, railway station, railway track, state government, train services, ultimatum, upper caste