A 12-year-old boy was battered to death and his brother was critically injured when unknown miscreants attacked them with blunt objects.
As per reports, Satyaveer and his brother Satyadev (8) of Sanjaynagar area of Kotwali police station area went to graze their cattle on Wednesday afternoon. When they did not return till evening, the concenred family members searched for them. They found the siblings lying injured inside a room in Jawaharpur area of Piluwa in Etah. The siblings were rushed to a hospital where Satyaveer was pronounced dead upon arrival while his brother was battling for his life.
After inspecting the crime scene, senior officers said that the assailants seem to be acquainted with the victims and hence they battered them, taking both of them for dead before leaving the scene. A case was registered in this regard and investigations are on to identify the killers.
Meanwhile in Agra, a girl was burnt alive by a jilted lover on Thursday.
In Agra, Narendra Kumar of Nagla Kamal area of Khairagarh was trying to win over his neighbour Sonam (15) but his efforts failed to get the desired result. The girl complained to her family who initimated the police. Irked by this, Narendra barged inside the girl’s house, doused her with petrol and set her ablaze on Wednesday afternoon.
The victim was rushed to a hospital with 90 per cent burns and succumbed later in the night. The family members lodged a case against Narendra and his brother Nem Singh but no one was arrested.
In a case of honour killing in Bareilly, an 18-year-old girl was beaten to death by her four brothers, who caught her in a compromising situation with a neighbour in Egrah village on Thursday morning. The girl’s brothers thrashed her lover but he somehow escaped. later, they beat up the girl severely. She was taken to a primary health centre by her mother where she succumbed.
A case was registered against the family members but no one was arrested.