Cold-blooded murder: Teen strangled in SUV, body dumped on railway track
LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Four men allegedly abducted a 16-year-old girl, strangled her in a moving SUV and then dumped her body on a railway track nearly 12 km away to stage the crime as a suicide, police said.
The killing was the outcome of a calculated conspiracy, with the accused allegedly destroying mobile phones and placing the body in a manner intended to mislead the probe, they added.
As per reports, the incident occurred on the night of January 13 within the Para police station limits. A missing person report was registered on January 16, while all four accused were arrested on January 26. Those arrested were identified as prime accused Anshu Gautam, 20, Aashiq Yadav, 20, Rishu Yadav, 20 and Vaibhav Singh Rajput, 23. Police also seized the vehicle in which the girl was abducted.
According to police, the girl, Sheetal, 16, a resident of Narpat Khera, went missing on January 13. Her mother Pinki lodged a missing complaint, alleging that Anshu Gautam, a resident of Kakori, had lured her daughter away on the pretext of marriage.
"The information formally reached the police station on January 16, following which a case was registered under sections 87 and 137(2) of the BNS," Para SHO Suresh Singh said.
Police the girl was forced into an SUV. When the vehicle was in motion, the four accused allegedly assaulted and strangled her.
During interrogation, Anshu Gautam reportedly told police that he had befriended the girl through Instagram and was in a relationship with her. The girl later also began speaking to Anshu's friend Aashiq Yadav, unaware that the two were friends. "Angered by what they perceived as betrayal, Anshu and Aashiq allegedly conspired to kill her," police said in an official statement.
Following the arrests, the victim's family staged a protest at Para police station, alleging police apathy. The mother claimed she was told by police that her daughter was safe and might have gone to Nainital.
BNS Section 87, 137(2) into section 140(1) (kidnapping with intent to murder), 103(1) (murder), 238 (destroying evidences) and 3(5) (common intention) have been invoked in the FIR," the SHO said....
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