Two girls fell prey into the hands of their family members in the name of saving family honour, in Philibhit and Bareilly districts respectively.
According to reports from Philibhit, a 22-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her brother for marrying a youth from another community against the wishes of her family. The body of the girl was recovered from a pond on Madhotanda road in Philibhit on Tuesday evening after which a case under Section 302 (murder) was lodged against her brother who is absconding. local police confirmed that he girl, from Gohaniya Chidiyavad village, had married a youth belonging to another community from a nearby village sometime back. Apparently under pressure of her family members, the girl
had returned home just recently, they added. Police lodged the case against her brother on the basis of evidence available and statements given by the villagers. Body of the victim has been sent for post-mortem.
In another case reported from Bareilly, a girl was murdered by her family members in Bhojipura area. Reports said that Phoolbano (14) had eloped with a neighbouring man Hasmat (40) a couple of days ago. She was traced out and brought back by her family and murdered by her father Nanhe Shah, brother and uncle on Tuesday night. A case was murder was lodged against the accused, who have been arrested and sent to jail.
Meanwhile a devotee returning after attending Urs festival was murdered by unidentified assailants in Faizganj Baheta area of Badaun. Reports said that Bhoor alias Nisar had gone to Islam Nagar to attend Urs on Tuesday . When he was returning home late in the night, some masked men opened fire upon him and killed him on the spot. His body was recovered by the police on Wednesday morning. In one another incident, a 12-year-old boy was found murdered under suspicious circumstances in Jarif Nagar area also in Badaun. local police which rushed to the spot sent the bodies for post-mortem and started investigation.