A 16-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances at lodhi panchayat on Sunday night. The police are yet to ascertain the reasons behind the mysterious death. Police officials said though there were several external injury marks were seen on her body, it had been sent for most-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of death. Police officials did not rule out foul play in girl’s death.
Gomia police arrested her father on Sunday on charges of criminal activities, including murder of his daughter. Police said that earlier no villagers was ready to reveal anything about the incident but police succeeded in arresting one of her father in connection with the case after getting some vital
information from some of the villagers. Dwelling upon the reason of brutal murder of the girl, police said that the girl was having a love affair with local village youth.
Sources said that her father started beating her with lathis, and others
traditional weapons for her alleged love affairs with a local village youth as the reason behind the death.
Some of the villagers after repeated query revealed that the girl was beaten to death after her father found her guilty of ignorance hid advice, police in charge said.
Sources also claimed that the police were trying to find out the names of other
persons involved in the heinous murder.
“We may arrest some more persons very soon as we have got some vital information about the people behind this murder,” said Virender Kumar Ram, officer-in charge of Gomia PS. A case has been registered in Gomia
police station.