Minor girl set afire by village youths

  • | Sunday | 15th April, 2018

KANPUR: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly set on fire by village youths at Baina village under the limits of Rajpur police station in Kanpur Dehat district on Saturday evening.Police said the victim, Nidhi Dohre is the daughter of Ramesh Babu Dohre , a native of Baina village. “She was stopped from drawing water from the handpump by them. After entering into an altercation, they threatened Nidhi of dire consequences. Dohre’s family had been in a dispute with Beeru, Sonu and Neeraj, besides two others of their village over drawing water from a handpump in the locality.In the late evening hours, when Nidhi had gone to draw water from the handpump, Beeru, Sonu and Neeraj arrived with two others. When she did not relent, the five allegedly attacked her and then set her on fire,” police said, adding that the minor is battling for life at a hospital in Kanpur.“Acting on a tip-off, one of the accused has been arrested from the village outskirts, while a hunt is underway for four others,” said circle officer, Sikandara Arpit Kapoor.

KANPUR: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly set on fire by village youths at Baina village under the limits of Rajpur police station in Kanpur Dehat district on Saturday evening.Police said the victim, Nidhi Dohre is the daughter of Ramesh Babu Dohre , a native of Baina village. Dohre’s family had been in a dispute with Beeru, Sonu and Neeraj, besides two others of their village over drawing water from a handpump in the locality.In the late evening hours, when Nidhi had gone to draw water from the handpump, Beeru, Sonu and Neeraj arrived with two others. “She was stopped from drawing water from the handpump by them. After entering into an altercation, they threatened Nidhi of dire consequences. When she did not relent, the five allegedly attacked her and then set her on fire,” police said, adding that the minor is battling for life at a hospital in Kanpur.“Acting on a tip-off, one of the accused has been arrested from the village outskirts, while a hunt is underway for four others,” said circle officer, Sikandara Arpit Kapoor.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Kanpur Live News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles