In a sensational incident in Aligarh, a six-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped and later killed by the accused. The local police failed to respond timely to rescue the girl which agitated the locals. They later nabbed the culprit and brutally assaulted him before handing him to the cops. The accused was shifted to hospital and a case was registered.
A girl hailing of Banna Devi area of Aligarh was kidnapped by Arvind aka Bihari of Badaun, who used to work at a near-by house. The girl was found missing on Tuesday evening after which her parents launched a hunt and were informed that the girl was seen with Arvind. They informed the police and senior officers but none tried to rescue the victim.
later, some locals searched on their own and on finding Arvind, they nabbed him. On their grilling, Arvind revealed that he took the girl to a secluded area in nearby Bhikampur and raped her. He also confirmed that in fear that the girl would reveal his identity, he strangled her.
The residents than took the accused to recover the body and on finding it, they brutally assaulted Arvind. By the time, the cops reached there and saved the culprit. The cops had a tough time convincing locals, who staged a protest demanding action against negligent policemen leading to thegirl's death, to hand over the victim's body for autopsy.
Meanwhile in Jhansi, communal tension flared up after two persons belonging to a community were shot dead by gunmen from another community on Tuesday night. Heavy police force reached the spot and somehow defused the situation after assuring early arrest of the accused.
Reports said that Sabbir (40) of Sahiryar Gate area of Kotwali police station area had a money-related dispute with Bihari, a resident of Orcha area of Jhansi. The dispute took an ugly turn on Tuesday night, when Bihari alongwith Nanda and other aides accosted his rival and opened indiscriminate fire killing Sabbir and 25-year-old Naushad. The perpetrators later fled the scene of crime.
The news of killing of Sabbir and Naushad spread and hundreds of members of their community gathered and raised slogans against the police. later senior officers rushed to the site and got a case registered and pacified the residents by assuring early arrests. The police raided several places to nab the killers. The situation was stated to be tense but under control and heavy police force was camping in the area to avert any exigency.