Remember the name Asha Katia with pride for her courage, and weep:
Asha Katia, 16, [a poor servant from the community formerly knowns as Untouchables] had taken 36-year-old Chhote Singh Rajput to court accusing him of raping her in 2005, said P. P. Sharma, police chief of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh where the crime occurred.
“The deceased was under immense pressure to withdraw charges and deny the rape allegation in court,” Sharma said. But Katia stood by her accusation, enraging Rajput, he added.
On Wednesday, he allegedly doused Katia with kerosene and set her alight in front of her family at her home in Sahalwada village.
Rajput denies murdering the girl. He was arrested by police soon after the killing and remains in custody.
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