Raped for 14 months, Dalit woman commits suicide

Bhopal: A 30-year-old Dalit woman has committed suicide after being raped repeatedly in Betul in Madhya Pradesh.
"What was the point of living if I won't get justice? Today I went to the Collectors office and wanted to give him a memorandum and consumed poison," Urmila said when asked why she consumed poison on Tuesday.
Urmila died on Wednesday at the hospital. For 14 months, the 30-year-old Dalit woman ran from pillar to post seeking justice but no one heard. Police went into an overdrive within hours of the suicide and the accused was arrested.
They have denied any negligence on their part but the District Collector believes the matter needs to be investigated.
"We will investigate the reasons behind this and based on that, we will take further action,” said Collector Betul, Arun Bhatt.
The accused Kallu Yaduvanshi is the son of the village Sarpanch against whom Urmila had complained for irregularities when she was the village panch between 2002 and 2004. A complaint has been lodged and the victim's husband has threatened of dire consequences.
"If all the accused are not arrested within 10 days, I will also do what my wife did. I can not live like this,” says Urmila’s husband, Shyam Rao.
With the police trying to wash their hands off, saying it was a long-standing dispute between the two families, justice for Urmila seems to be a far cry..