Forced to settle rape bid case woman shoots self

Agra | Thursday | 3rd January, 2019

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Instead of the accused man being sent to jail, I was forced to make a compromise with him. “My neighbour, who is a relative of the gram pradhan, attempted to rape my wife on the intervening night of December 29 and 30. A panchayat was held and my wife pleaded for justice and demanded prison term for the accused. But instead of justice, a signature was taken on paper which mentioned a mutual compromise,” he said, adding “Munish is a habitual sex offender. She also left a suicide note, accusing her neighbour identified as Munish (36), also a father of five children, harassing her for sexual favour.“I was denied justice and insulted in public..