A 25 year old Dalit man was Thursday murdered allegedly by the family of the girl he was having an affair with in Wajidpur village under Mau Aima police station area here
Allahabad: The girl belonged to Yadav community while the victim was from Pasi community, the police said.
Police said they got a call about a man being thrashed in the village and when they reached there they found the body of Raju Bharatiya, a resident of Sarangapur village. Police said there were injuries, apparently caused by a blunt object, all over his body and ligature marks around his neck. Though a post-mortem report is awaited, they suspect he was strangulated to death after being beaten up. “Raju’s father lodged a complaint on the basis of which an FIR has been registered against Jagdish Yadav and his three sons. They have been booked under Section 302 of the IPC, and various sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act),” said SO (Mau Aima), Raj Kumar Sharma.to help us personalise your reading experience.
Circle officer (Soraon) Dr Ram Yash Singh said: “Raju and Jagdish’s daughter had known each other for over a year as she was staying at her grandfather’s home to pursue her studies and Raju, who worked in a local music group, was known to her cousin. Raju developed a friendship with her, as he used to frequent the house where she stayed.”
The two allegedly eloped around Holi. “It is being said the girl’s family had traced them and brought her to her father’s house. Raju traced her and Thursday went near her house with a friend. The girl’s family saw Raju and beat him up. His friend escaped,” he added. No arrests have been made so far and the girl’s entire family is absconding.
Source: Indianexpress