Tension is brewing at Mahadewa village in Bengabad in Giridih district after police failed to arrest the culprit even after more than 24 hours after the brutal rape allegedly, by a youth from the area.
The girl Rita Kujur (changed name) who belongs to Mahadewa village in Bengabad block, succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning. Police have lodged a complaint against the culprit and believe the
perpetrator lived nearby but has been unable to arrest him over 24 hours after the rape and death.
The irate villagers on Wednesday forcibly closed the markets in the village and jammed the main route of Bengabad for several hours to mark their protest .
On Tuesday morning, the deceased of Class IX of Mahadewa village went to the nearby forest with other girls to collect weeds for animals. While the girls were busy collecting the weeds, Rita entered into a nearby forest area where she was caught by an unknown youth, who was waiting there beforehand. The girl shouted for help and after hearing the cries of Rita Kujur the other girls ran towards their village in fear.
In the evening, the parents got worried and asked the other girls accompanying her about their daughter. The girls explained the whole incident to the villagers and immediately all of them went to the forest in search of Rita Kujur.
The men found the girl lying in unconscious state. Immediately she was rush to the hospital but she died on her way the hospital. Police took the dead body in their possession and sent it for autopsy while the girl’s father lodged the FIR against culprit .
“We have set up several teams to nab the culprit. The accused person targeted the girl with common intension and under a preplanned motive,” the SDPO Manish Toppo told The Pioneer.