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Mirchpur Dalit killings: Chronology
Following is the chronology of events in the case relating to killings of two dalits of a family at Mirchpur in Haryana:
New Delhi: Following is the chronology of events in the case relating to killings of two dalits of a family at Mirchpur in Haryana last year in which a local court today held 15 of the 97 people guilty:
April 21, 2010: A 70-year-old man and his 18-year-old physically-challenged daughter burnt alive allegedly by a mob of over 100 people of Jat community at Mirchpur village of Hisar district.
Over 150 dalit families flee the village and take shelter at a Temple in Delhi after their houses were torched.
August 2010: Haryana police arrests the accused after the Supreme Court pulls it up.
November 23, 2010: SC says it may transfer the case from Haryana to Chandigarh as victims and witnesses were harassed.
December 09, 2010: SC transfers the case to Delhi to ensure fair trial on the plea of families of victims. December 23, 2010: Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau starts hearing and asks Haryana government to appoint special public prosecutor to conduct the trial. January 09, 2011: Court orders transfer of the accused to Tihar from a Hisar jail. A total of 98 accused shifted. Out of 103, five are juveniles and one is out on bail.
January 15, 2011: Jats community, to which accused belong, protests the transfer of case, seeks fresh probe.
January 20, 2011: CBI asked to take over the probe.
February 01, 2011: Court orders deployment of CRPF at Mirchpur village to protect prosecution witnesses.
February 10, 2011: Court asks chief secretaries of Delhi and Haryana to ensure transportation and stay of witnesses here.
March 11, 2011: Court frames charges against 97 including Vinod K Kajal, SHO of Narnaund police station, for murder, rioting and other offences.
March 30, 2011: Court asks the Inspector General of Hisar to probe lapses in security measures for the witnesses.
April 25, 2011: SC orders magisterial probe into case.
May 24, 2011: One of the accused Jasbir escapes.
May 26, 2011: Haryana police asked to assist Delhi police in nabbing Jasbir.
June 23, 2011: Recording of evidence begins with the testimony of the son of deceased Tara Chand.
August 2, 2011: Court reserves its judgement.
September 17, 2011: Court defers pronouncement of verdict to September 24, asks SP of Hisar to act against persons giving provocative speeches at Mirchpur.
September 24, 2011: Court convicts 15 for their varying rolesin the offence and acquits 82 persons. It fixes September 29 for hearing arguments on quantum of sentence.
PTI
Over 150 dalit families flee the village and take shelter at a Temple in Delhi after their houses were torched.
August 2010: Haryana police arrests the accused after the Supreme Court pulls it up.
November 23, 2010: SC says it may transfer the case from Haryana to Chandigarh as victims and witnesses were harassed.
December 09, 2010: SC transfers the case to Delhi to ensure fair trial on the plea of families of victims. December 23, 2010: Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau starts hearing and asks Haryana government to appoint special public prosecutor to conduct the trial. January 09, 2011: Court orders transfer of the accused to Tihar from a Hisar jail. A total of 98 accused shifted. Out of 103, five are juveniles and one is out on bail.
January 15, 2011: Jats community, to which accused belong, protests the transfer of case, seeks fresh probe.
January 20, 2011: CBI asked to take over the probe.
February 01, 2011: Court orders deployment of CRPF at Mirchpur village to protect prosecution witnesses.
February 10, 2011: Court asks chief secretaries of Delhi and Haryana to ensure transportation and stay of witnesses here.
March 11, 2011: Court frames charges against 97 including Vinod K Kajal, SHO of Narnaund police station, for murder, rioting and other offences.
March 30, 2011: Court asks the Inspector General of Hisar to probe lapses in security measures for the witnesses.
April 25, 2011: SC orders magisterial probe into case.
May 24, 2011: One of the accused Jasbir escapes.
May 26, 2011: Haryana police asked to assist Delhi police in nabbing Jasbir.
June 23, 2011: Recording of evidence begins with the testimony of the son of deceased Tara Chand.
August 2, 2011: Court reserves its judgement.
September 17, 2011: Court defers pronouncement of verdict to September 24, asks SP of Hisar to act against persons giving provocative speeches at Mirchpur.
September 24, 2011: Court convicts 15 for their varying rolesin the offence and acquits 82 persons. It fixes September 29 for hearing arguments on quantum of sentence.
PTI