19-year-old girl stabbed to death in Gurugram; accused held by local police
Murder given communal colour by media
Gurugram: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 19-year-old girl in Gurugram was stabbed to death on Monday, in the presence of her mother, who made desperate attempts to save her daughter.
The incident was captured on a CCTV camera and the footage showed that, although the incident took place in the presence of other people too, none of the eye-witnesses came to the girl’s help. The relatives of the victim handed the murder accused Rajkumar, aged 23 years, to Palam Vihar police officials.
The initial investigation has revealed that the duo was engaged four months ago, but the marriage was cancelled a few days back. The girl was murdered as she refused to marry the youngster.
Several media houses, however, have been projecting the crime to be a case of attack on Hindu girls by their Muslim lovers. Popular Kannada daily Kannada Prabha has reported the incident with the headline, ‘Muslim youth kills Hindu girl for refusing to marry him’.
The Gurugram police officers, however, have clarified on Twitter, “The knife used to kill the girl and the mobile phone of the arrested accused have been confiscated. The girl seems to have been stabbed twice. The body has been sent to conduct a post-mortem test.
Further investigation of the case is underway.”
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Six killed, 5 injured as passenger vehicle hits truck in Odisha
Sundargarh (Odisha) (PTI): Six people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Sundargarh district early on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Gaikanapali area under the Hemgiri Police Station limits when the passenger-carrying van hit the truck from behind, a senior officer said.
"Six members of a 'kirtan' group died on the spot, and five others were injured. Maybe, the accident occurred due to fog in the area," he said.
The 'kirtan' party went to Chakkplai village for a programme on the occasion of Diwali, and the accident took place when they were returning to their villages.
The deceased people belonged to Kandagoda and Samarpinda villages in the district.
The injured persons were admitted to a local hospital, the officer said.
Local people blocked the road, demanding ex gratia for the victims' families.
