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Crime
Family of ex-CRPF jawan refuses last rites, threatens self‑immolation unless killers are shot
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 13 Sep 2026, 04:47 AM
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The widow and daughters of a former CRPF soldier have declined to perform his last rites, saying they will set themselves on fire if the alleged killers are not killed.
The wife and two daughters of a former Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan have refused to carry out his last rites. They announced that they would immolate themselves if the men they accuse of killing the ex‑soldier are not shot dead. The family’s statement was made public following the jawan’s death, which they describe as a murder. No further details about the investigation, location, or identities of the alleged killers have been released. Authorities have not commented on the family’s demand or the potential security implications of the threatened self‑immolation.