In what appeared to be a shocking incident of honour killing, a minor girl was done to death by her family members in Kothi police station area of Barabanki. Later, the family members tried to burn the body and conceal the crime but the police reached the spot after which the accused fled the scene of crime.
As per reports, Binda Prasad's daughter Roshni was studying in class eight in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) located in Kaiserganj area. The family reeside in Dedhia hamlet of Kothi in Barabanki. About a fortnight back, Roshni came to her house on Holi holidays. On Monday around 11 pm, the family members killed the girl and tried to burn her body by taking her to the fields. After the villagers informed the police, a team immediately reached the spot but the family members fled after seeing them. The cops immediately summoned a dog squad and forensic team for inspection. Samples of blood stains found in the house were collected and the half-burnt body found in the field were recovered and sent for autopsy.
The police suspected that prima facie the case seemed to be one of `honour’ killing but the case was being probed threadbare and efforts were on to nab the absconding family members to extract the truth.
Meanwhile in Meerut, a jilted lover Rajesh Kumar (25) shot a 19-year-old Shivani fatally while she was making purchases at a grocery store near her house at Narangpur Jatola village on the outskirts of the city on Monday afternoon. After shooting the victim, as she writhed in a pin in a pool of blood, the assailant smiled at her and then casually walked away brandishing his pistol in the air. A case of murder was registered against Rajesh who is at large. Shivani was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Shivani and Rajesh lived in the same neighbourhood and were friends. Kumar’s marriage was fixed about a year ago and Shivani started distancing herself. The police suspect that Rajesh was irked by the girl's behaviour and hence shot her with a country-made pistol.
Meanwhile in Shahjahanpur, the bodies of two love-struck teenagers, who had eloped due to resistance from their families, were found lying on the railway tracks near Kahelia station on Tuesday morning. The young couple hailed from Sehramau hamlet and wanted to get married. Despite being of the same caste, their families were opposed to the liaison. On Monday night, they eloped after which their families launched a hunt. Their bodies were finally found lying on the railway tracks near Kahelia station. Their identities were ascertained on the basis of the Aadhar cards recovered from their person.