India, June 24 -- LUCKNOW A 16-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed to death by her stepfather in Vigyanpuri Colony under the Mahanagar police station limits on Monday night. The victim's mother, who tried to intervene during the attack, sustained injuries, and the accused, Vikas Chandra Pandey, had been arrested, said police.

The cops received a call on emergency helpline 112 around 8:45 pm, after which a police response vehicle (PRV) and the station house officer (SHO) from Mahanagar police station reached the spot. The victim was rushed to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

DCP (central) Ashish Shrivastava said the girl's biological father, Jagesh Rajput, had died in 2014. Her mother, Rekha Rajput, later...