DIWAKAR SHARMA diwakar. sharma@ mid- day. com THE mother and siblings of u0081 u00a1 - yearold Aarti Rithadiya, who had been harbouring hopes of her being found, have been in shock ever since they got news of her death. They have demanded that the cops determine how the teenager died on the day of her disappearance.
u201c A crime branch officer came to our house and told me to come to their office. They showed me my daughteru2019s photo, with half her face mangled, and bloodsoaked clothes,u201d said Manju, Aartiu2019s mother.
u201c Nehru Nagar police did nothing to trace her. Had the Nehru Nagar police conducted a thorough investigation, my husband would not have killed himself over her disappearance,u201d she said.
Manjuu2019s husband, Pancharam was the familyu2019s breadwinner. He committed suicide on October u0081 . . Manju has to support two daughters and a son. u201c Two days after Aartiu2019s disappearance, accused Bhagchand Fulwaria had called my husband and told him u2018 uncle apki ladki safe haiu2019. I donu2019t know why he said that. I also donu2019t know if my daughter fell off the train or was pushed out. Crime branch officers have assured me that they will interrogate Fulwaria on these lines,u201d Manju said.
u201c During my husbandu2019s funeral, many from our community had protested against the police. Fifty- two people from our community are still in jail. If I speak too much against police, they make falsely implicate me and my kids,u201d Manju said.
Aartiu2019s cousin Durgesh Rithadiya said everyone had been waiting for her homecoming. u201c We never expected this. Police only help those with an influential background,u201d said Durgesh.
Aartiu2019s family demand to know how she died Teenu2019s kin were waiting for her homecoming, never expected news of her death 10 months later Manju Rithadiya
