With the UP Police  brass busy chanting 'mantras’ to their juniors on improving deteriorating law and order, the crimes against the faier sex cointinued unabated with half a dozen more cases of attacks / rapes of women in the last 24-hours. The cases also included the suicide by a raped victim in Hamirpur, rape and murder of a girl in Ferozabad and an attempt to torch a girl alive for resisting rape in Shamli. 

In Hamirpur, Vandana Kushwaha (16) of Artara in Maudaha was rapoed by her neighbour lalu on Sunday. Hearing screams of the victim, her kin rushed to the scene and nabbed the accused but he managed to flee. Upset with the incident, the victim later ended her life in the night. In Ferozabad, Ragini Yadav (15) of Nagla Pasi, was found murdered in the cane fields outsiee the village on Sunday. 

Her brother alleged  that his sister was raped by Bhupendra Yadav and later killed to conceal his identity. Efforts were now being made in  the cases to nab the accused.

In Shamli too, Sarita was alone at her home at Bhusachungi area Kairana area when her neighbour Surendra Kashyap barged inside the house on Monday morning. He tried to rape her but when she raised alarm, the doused her with kerosene and torched her. Some neighbours rescued the girl and admitted her to District Hospital from where she was shifted to Paniput in Harayana. The accused later tried to end his life by consumig poison and was admitted to a Meeruthospital. 

Meanwhile in Ferozabad, a seven-year-old girl of Nasirpur locality of Tatarpur was raped by her minor neighbour Ravinder Singh on Sunday. 

In Moradabad, head constable Vedram Yadav of the 28th battalion of PAC in Etawah had come to attend a sports meet at 9th battalion PAC. On Sunday, he barged inside the house of a police follower and raped the latter's 17-year-old daughter. He was later arrested and suspended. 

In lakhimpur Kheri, an eight-year-old girl rom Jhasiya of Kotwali area was kidnapped by Mujeed Khan aka Ringa on Saturday night. The accused raped her and later abandoned the victim near her house on Sunday afternoon.

In Barabanki, Rajesh Gautam of Shuklai of Kotwali area raped a 12-year-old neighbour on Sunday evening. 

In Aligarh, a three-year-old girl was playing outside her residence at Chaijau Jat area of Iglas when a 15-year-old neighbour reportedly tried to rape her on Sunday evening. 

As the girl started crying, the accused set her free and escaped.