Family of 3 sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 10-year-old girl
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced a man, his wife and sister to life imprisonment for the murder of a 10-year-old girl, officials said on Saturday.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Judge Arvind Kumar Yadav found all three accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment on Friday, Government Counsel Sachin Kumar Jaiswal said.
The victim's cousin, Suraj, played a crucial role in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The victim was identified as Kajal, daughter of the accused -- Ravi Babu and Ritu.
Jaiswal added that the motive behind the murder was the girl's opposition to an alleged illicit affair within the family.
"The girl had threatened to expose the affair, leading the accused to kill her," he added.
The incident was reported by her cousin Suraj at Izzat Nagar police station on August 20, 2020.
Suraj, who was 17 at the time, had been living with his maternal uncle's family since childhood. He worked as a carpenter.
On the day of the incident, Suraj's maternal uncle, Ravi Babu, called his employer, claiming their dog had died and needed to be disposed of.
Upon returning to his maternal uncle's house, Suraj witnessed Ravi Babu, his mother Radha Devi, and his aunt Ritu digging a pit and burying his cousin, Kajal's body.
Suraj reported the incident to the Izzat Nagar police station. The police subsequently recovered Kajal's body from the pit.
"The post-mortem report revealed that Kajal's wrist bone was broken in two places and that there were eight wound marks on her body," said Jaiswal.
Police filed a chargesheet in the case against the accused.
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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
