A minor girl was critically burnt when she reportedly tried to self-immolate herself after being brutally assaulted by her neighbor in Cantt area of Gorakhpur on Sunday night. The victim have received more than 80 per cent burn is fighting for her life.
A case has been also registered in this regard but so far no one was arrested. Surprisingly, some local residents also alleged that the efforts have been made to sexually assault the girl following which she was depressed.
Reports said that 13-year-old Shanti (name changed), hailing from Maherwabari locality of Cantonment area in Gorakhpur, saw daughter of her neighbour giving flower to some youth on Sunday afternoon. In the evening, she complained about it to the girl’s father Kalicharan. According to local police, instead of taking any action against his daughter, Kalicharan, brutally assaulted the girl threatening that how she dare to level such allegations against his daughter. Shanti, who was injured in the attack reportedly reached back home and was so upset that she sprinkle kerosene over her body and set herself ablaze. Her family members who somehow doused the fire rushed her to Medical College where the doctors claimed her condition to be very critical but efforts were on to save her life.
Meanwhile, minor son of a leading timber merchant in Barabanki was reportedly abducted and a ransom call has been made to ensure his release. Reports said that Durgesh Kumar, a resident of Paliyamasoodpur locality of Jahengirabad in Barabanki, went out to play with other children on Saturday evening. When he not returned home, his father Santosh Kumar, a leading timber merchant of the area, and his family members launched a hunt and when they failed, they reported the matter to the local police.
However, on Sunday, the matter took an ugly turn when the kin of the victim received call on their mobiles through which the kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh for his safe release. The caller reportedly claimed to be calling from lucknow and introduced himself as `Panditji’. local police now claimed to be making all out efforts to trace out the victim and rescue him safely from the clutches of criminals.