BH-HONOUR KILLING

A suspected case of honour

killing has come to light in Gaya district where police have

arrested three persons, including the parents of a 16-year-old

girl whose mutilated body was found earlier this week, days

after she went missing from her home, an official said

Thursday.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya, Rajiv Mishra

stated this a day after hundreds of citizens had hit the

streets on Wednesday, taking out a candle march in protest

against the gruesome murder of the teenager who hailed from

Patwa Toli locality under Buniadpur police station area.

The girls body was found on January 6 with the head

severed, the face burnt with acid and other parts mutilated.

"The body was found two days after we had lodged an

FIR on January 4 taking cognizance of social media reports of

her disappearance. The girl had been missing since December 31

but at no point of time did any member of the family contact

the police which gives rise to suspicions," he said.

The SSP said as per investigations so far, the girl

had gone out of her home on December 28 and returned on

December 31. Apparently when family members demanded an answer

about her absence for three days she confessed to have been

away with her paramour. On the night of the very same day she

was sent out of her home along with a friend of her father.

That was the last time anybody saw her. .

"It does prima facie appear to be a case of honour

killing if we join the dots. The family members had not

informed the police even when she was traceless during

December 28-31. We have arrested her parents besides the

friend of her father. We have also detained her paramour for

questioning," the SSP added.

Replying to a query, he said "medical tests have not

confirmed any type of sexual assault on the deceased girl

prior to her murder. We are facing some difficulties in the

investigation because of the non-cooperative attitude

displayed by her family members but we are confident that the

case will be cracked soon." PTI CORR NAC

RG RG