14-year-old Girl Raped, Brutally Murdered in Lakimpur Kheri

A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and killed, her eyes gauged out and tongue slit, in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday.

Shivani Arora
Published on: 16 Aug 2020 5:24 AM GMT
14-year-old Girl Raped, Brutally Murdered in Lakimpur Kheri
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14-year-old Girl Raped, Brutally Murdered in Lakimpur Kheri

A 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and killed, her eyes gauged out and tongue slit, in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday, police said Saturday. The incident took place at a village close to the Nepal border.

The girl was missing after she had gone to relieve herself in the field. She was found dead in the cane field later.

The victim’s family found the body in a sugarcane field — reportedly owned by one of the accused — after a brief search, the police said. In addition, she had earlier gone missing after leaving home on some errand.

Cops:

An FIR has been registered for murder and two persons have been arrested, the police said. IPC Section for rape and POCSO Act will be invoked, the police said. However, as the postmortem report has reportedly confirmed sexual assault.

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Police officials confirmed invoking the stringent National Security Act against the accused.

Sources said a stole was wrapped around the girl’s neck, her eyes were gauged out and the tongue was slit.

BSP chief Mayawati condemned the incident. Also, asked what the difference is between the governments of Samajwadi Party and the present BJP administration under Yogi Adityanath if such incidents keep happening.

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Bhim Army chief Chandra-shekhar Azad alleged that Dalit oppression is at its peak under the Adityanath government.

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