7-year-old raped and murdered during a wedding ceremony in Etah

  • | Tuesday | 17th April, 2018

AGRA: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Etah district during an ongoing wedding ceremony, by a youth who was hired to setup tent for the occasion.The incident took place in Sitalpur village, two km away from Kotwali Nagar police station on Tuesday early morning. The victim’s body was found abandoned in an under construction home, close to the wedding venue. The girl went missing during garland exchange ceremony, while parents kept on searching for her whereabouts. “Later at around 1:30 am, the unconscious girl was found in semi-naked condition, with strangulation mark on her neck. After the incident, the accused identified as Sonu Jatav fled away, but was later caught by police.According to sources, a resident of Sitalpur, the victim along with her parents had come to attend wedding ceremony of a local journalist’s sister.

AGRA: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Etah district during an ongoing wedding ceremony, by a youth who was hired to setup tent for the occasion.The incident took place in Sitalpur village, two km away from Kotwali Nagar police station on Tuesday early morning. The victim’s body was found abandoned in an under construction home, close to the wedding venue. After the incident, the accused identified as Sonu Jatav fled away, but was later caught by police.According to sources, a resident of Sitalpur, the victim along with her parents had come to attend wedding ceremony of a local journalist’s sister. The girl went missing during garland exchange ceremony, while parents kept on searching for her whereabouts. “Later at around 1:30 am, the unconscious girl was found in semi-naked condition, with strangulation mark on her neck. Her abdomen also had blood stains,” said source.After the incident, the girl was declared brought dead in government hospital of Etah.Superintendent of police, Etah, Akhilesh Chaurasia, said, “The girl’s body has been sent for post-mortem, while the accused has been arrested. Based on the written complaint of victim’s family, the accused Sonu has been booked under IPC section 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and POCSO act.”An official source said, “The victim and accused hailed from same village, and probably he lured the victim while her parents, guests and others were busy during the wedding ceremony.”Earlier too similar incidents were reported from neighbouring districts of Etah as well.On April 11, in Etah, a dalit girl charged a man of a particular community for allegedly raping her by offering a sedated food.On March 17, a third-year-old law student of Agra college, raped and murdered an eight-year-old girl. He left her body in college ground in Agra.A 14 year-old girl was allegedly raped and burnt to death by her 17 year-old neighbour in Malahpur village of Aligarh on March 3.On February 24, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old neighbor, in Delhi gate police jurisdiction in Aligarh.On February 14, a 16-year-old dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped in Nagla Ajab village under Pachokara police jurisdiction of Firozabad district.On February 2 in Shikohabad (Firozabad district), a seven-year-old boy was murdered after been sodomised by a 20-year-old youth, who was neighbour of the victim.On November 26, a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her father in Etmadpur area of Agra district.

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