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Rajasthan Dalit woman death: Scheduled Castes panel starts probe

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Saturday began their probe into the incident where a 32-year-old Dalit woman, a teacher, was burned alive in Jaipur district’s Raisar village by men who owed her money and had allegedly started harassing her when she asked for it.

Commission chief Vijay Sampla on Saturday visited the village where the crime took place and officially launched the NCSC’s probe into the incident. A statement from his office said that he also met with senior officials in the administration.

Mr. Sampla also met with the Divisional Commissioner, the District Deputy Commissioner and the Rajasthan Director- General of Police, who briefed him on the incident.

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