Couple Set on Fire for Inter-Caste Marriage in Maharashtra, Woman Dies

In a shocking incident of violence over an inter-caste marriage, a father set his daughter and her husband on fire in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The daughter, 19-year-old Rukmini Ransing, succumbed to her injuries soon after. Her 23-year-old husband Mangesh Ransing is in a critical condition. Rukmini was two months pregnant.
Couple Set on Fire for Inter-Caste Marriage in Maharashtra, Woman Dies
Mangesh and Rukmini. Credit: Special arrangement
The police have arrested two of Rukmini’s uncles – Surendra Bharatiya and Ghanshyam Saroj – for allegedly conspiring and aiding the crime, while her father Rama is at large. The couple got married six months ago against the wishes of the woman’s parents and were living in Nighoj village in Parner Taluka of Ahmednagar district – 60 kilometres from Pune. Rukmini’s parents too live in the same village.  Mangesh belongs to Lohar community, classified as a nomadic tribe in the state. Rukmini, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, belonged to a Scheduled Caste called Pashi. 

Mangesh worked as a supervisor at a construction site in the village and Rukmini, who had studied till class nine, was a homemaker. Rukmini’s family are daily wage labourers who work at construction sites.  Mangesh suffered severe burn injuries on his face and other parts of the body and is battling for his life at Pune’s Sassoon General Hospital. His family told The Wire that Mangesh had complained to the police about the threats that he and his wife received from Rukmini’s family. His family claims the police failed to take timely action... read more:
https://thewire.in/caste/couple-set-on-fire-for-inter-caste-marriage-in-maharashtra-woman-dies

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