UP Police have filed rape and homicide prices towards Lakhan and three others (File)
Meerut/New Delhi:
One in every of 4 males accused of the gangrape of a Class 10 scholar in western UP’s Meerut has been shot by police as he and his confederate tried to flee custody whereas being taken to courtroom.
Police stated the 2 accused – Lakhan and Vikas – have been arrested earlier at present and have been being taken to courtroom after they snatched a pistol from one of many policemen guarding them and tried to flee.
Police additionally stated that within the encounter that adopted – involving a crew from Meerut Police’s Surveillance Division and officers from the Sardhana Police Station – the 2 have been pinned down close to Kapsad village. Lakhan opened hearth, and was then shot in his leg by the cops’ return hearth.
“Immediately each accused have been being taken to courtroom, after they escaped by grabbing the gun of a Police Inspector. A combing operation was launched… the accused opened hearth on police. We returned hearth and Lakhan was shot in his leg,” Keshav Kumar, the Superintendent of Police (Rural), stated.
Each accused have been re-captured, and Lakhan is being handled at a neighborhood hospital.
The younger woman was allegedly gangraped by 4 males (two others are nonetheless on the run) on Thursday; her kinfolk additionally alleged she was compelled to eat a toxic substance that led to her dying.
A FIR (first info report) filed by a member of the family stated she left residence at round 3.30 pm and returned by 5.15 pm, when she informed her dad and mom concerning the rape and assault.
The FIR additionally stated the woman was rushed to a hospital however died throughout therapy.
Meerut Police have filed rape and different relevant prices, however have additionally confirmed the restoration of a suicide word from the woman’s residence. All attainable angles are being probed, the police have stated.
“As quickly as we acquired a criticism, we registered a case and went to the scene. We discovered a suicide word on the residence of the woman, which names a person known as Lakhan and others. Two accused have been arrested. The primary accused – Lakhan – used to go attend a tuition class with the woman,” Mr Kumar stated.
The younger woman’s dying has additionally triggered a political row in a state that has been closely criticised for a surprising spate of violent crimes towards girls and ladies.
Samajwadi Get together boss Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, suggesting he spend extra time stopping crimes in his state than campaigning for the BJP in others.
“News of the kidnapping, gangrape and poisoning of a scholar in Uttar Pradesh’s Sardhana (Meerut) is extraordinarily unhappy… If star pracharakji (star campaigner) will get some free time… please contemplate this too. Plenty of girls have been tortured…,” Mr Yadav tweeted in Hindi.
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