Ballia Teenager Murder Case: A case of death of a Dalit teenager under suspicious circumstances came to light in Ballia. The teenager's family has alleged gang rape and murder. She was a witness in the molestation case of her sister-in-law. She was killed before giving testimony.
Ballia: Cases of crime against women and girls are continuously coming to light in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The latest case has come to light from Narhi police station area of Ballia. Sensation spread after the body of a Dalit teenager was found hanging from a noose in a hut here. This incident which happened on Friday took a serious turn on Saturday. In this case, the family alleged murder after gang rape. The family said that the teenager was a witness in an old molestation case. She was killed before giving testimony in the molestation case of her sister-in-law.
The family says that she was the main witness in the case of molestation of the girl’s sister-in-law in March 2024 and she was to testify after four-five days. For this reason, the accused raped and killed her with the intention of eliminating her from the way and hung the body with a noose to make it look like a suicide.
The body was found when they returned from the field
The family of the 13-year-old girl had gone to work in the fields on Friday. When they returned in the evening, they saw that the body of the girl was hanging from a noose in a hut near the house. There was chaos in the village after hearing the screams of the family. As soon as the information was received, the police of Narhi police station and the team of Dial 112 reached the spot and took the body into custody and sent it for post-mortem.
Bheem Army’s demonstration
As soon as the matter came to light on Saturday, the workers of Bhim Army and other political organizations reached the village and sat on a dharna along with the family. People demonstrated on the road demanding the arrest of the accused. The police pacified the crowd by persuading them.
FIR against three named persons
On the complaint of the girl’s father, a case has been registered against three youths of the same village under sections of gangrape and murder. Narhi’s SO Nadeem Ahmed Faridi said that the matter is being investigated seriously and the search for the accused is on. As the controversy deepens, pressure has increased on the police and administration.
Curated by: Rahul Parashar
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