Bruises and sand-stuffed nose: How a trivial kidnapping case turned deadly
According to circle officer, Harshita Tiwari in Bahraich, a case has been registered against three people, one of whom has been arrested. She stated that the girl's body has been sent for post-mortem and that the police are probing the case from all angles.
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich had been missing for the past two days. Subsequently, her brother filed a complaint against three men for kidnapping her. Her body was found on Monday in a garden near her house. The minor's body was unrecognisable with multiple bruises, recalling the inhumane torture that she cannot fathom.
The accused broke her limbs, slit her throat, and stuffed her nose with sand and glue. The deceased girl's family claimed she was sexually assaulted before being killed and her body dumped.
How safe is UP for women
According to circle officer, Harshita Tiwari in Bahraich, a case has been registered against three people, one of whom has been arrested. She stated that the girl's body has been sent for post-mortem and that the police are probing the case from all angles.
Although the opposition has been cornering the ruling BJP government over the cases of crimes against women in the state, the latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed Uttar Pradesh maintains a relatively low crime rate of around 58.6. The state accounts for around 14.81 per cent of crime against women reported from all across the country in absolute numbers (4,48,211), as per the report.
Similar cases
In a separate incident in August, a one-year-old girl was raped by a 32-year-old man in Delhi today, officials said. The incident took place in the Bijwasan area of Delhi.
In another incident, a deaf and mute woman was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Uttar Pradesh while returning home on Monday. The incident reportedly took place a few meters from the homes of the district's top officials, where CCTV cameras were found to be off. The police arrested two attackers within 24 hours of the incident, following an encounter.