One-month-old infant allegedly killed during police raid in Rajasthan

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On March 2, 2025, a one-month-old infant, was allegedly crushed to death by police during a raid on a Muslim labourer’s home in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.

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00:00This is Razada Khan, holding her one-month-old infant Elizabeth, who was allegedly crushed

00:10to death by police officials who barged into the house of a Muslim daily wage labourer

00:16in Rajasthan's Alwar on March 2, 2025.

00:20It all began at 6 am on March 2 when police officials raided Imran Khan's house in Raghunathgar

00:25village under 9 Gaon police limits.

00:28They barged in without any prior notice while the family was still asleep.

00:32The police personnel raided Imran's house in connection with a cyber-fraud investigation.

00:37According to the family, officers forcefully entered the house, dragged Imran and his wife

00:42Razada Khan outside and in the process, stepped on their sleeping infant daughter Elizabeth,

00:48killing her instantly.

00:58Though the family approached the police and demanded an investigation into the infant's

01:03killing, the authorities reportedly did not respond.

01:06It was only after villagers staged a protest at the residence of Alwar SP Rural that the

01:12police registered an FIR against unnamed officials.

01:15However, Imran Khan denied any involvement in cyber-fraud and stated that the police

01:21took his phone but found no evidence linking him to any crime.

01:29The family also alleged that the police conducted the raid without any warrant or prior notice

01:38and that no female personnel were present violating legal protocols.

01:42Police sources said that the raid was conducted in connection with a cyber-crime case as a

01:47part of an ongoing campaign by police but there was no case registered against Imran

01:53Khan and he was not named in any FIR registered in such cases so far.

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