Jharkhand SHOCKER: Girl, 15, beaten to death by family after catching her with boyfriend, attempt to secretly cremate body; caught by cops after…
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by her family members in Garhwa district in Jharkhand after they caught the teen with her boyfriend.
Jharkhand Honour Killing: A shocking case of honour killing has come to the fore from the Garhwa district in Jharkhand, where a 15-year-old girl, was allegedly beaten to death by her family members, including her own father and brother, after they caught the teen with her boyfriend.
Jharkhand teen beaten to death by family
According to the police, the incident came to light on Thursday evening when they received information that the accused were preparing to secretly cremate the girl’s body at a cremation ground in the district. “Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the body of the girl, about 15 years old, as it was being secretly cremated by the family on Thursday evening,” the local police said in a statement on Friday.
“We had received information that the girl had been beaten to death after her family caught her with her boyfriend. A police team reached the cremation ground in the Garhwa town police station area when family members were preparing to cremate her body,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer Neeraj Kumar said, according to news agency PTI.
What did police say?
The officer said that the victim’s father and brother were arrested by the police, while other family managed to flee the spot after the cops arrived, adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab the other accused.
As per the police, preliminary investigation suggests the teenage girl’s murder is a case of honour killing, and her body has been sent for post-mortem examination at the Sadar Hospital.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that this is a case of honour killing. A case has been registered, and interrogation of the father and brother is underway,” Kumar said.
(With PTI inputs)
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