Two held in Unnao deaths case; girls cremated amid tight security
Unnao, Feb 19: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday held two people in connection with the deaths of two teenage girls at an Unnao village, accusing them of murder over a one-sided love affair.
The third victim in the case is battling for life at a hospital.
One of the accused held in the case is a teenager, according to police.
"Vinay Kumar, alias Lambu, and a teenager have been held in connection with the case. The matter is a fallout of a one-side love affair. The accused gave some pesticide with water to the three girls," Lucknow Range IG Laxmi Singh told reporters here.
Both accused are residents of Pathakpur village in the Ashoha area and were held on a tip-off, the IG said.
During interrogation, Vinay told police that he was involved in agriculture and owned a piece of land at Baburaha village, near the spot where girls were found on Wednesday night.
According to police, Vinay told them that the girls used to go to the fields for fodder and they became friends during the coronavirus lockdown.
He had a one-sided love affair with one of the girls.
We used to play and eat together in the field. I had a one-sided love affair with her. When I proposed her, she rejected. When I asked her this month to give me her phone number, she did not give due to which I was angry and decided to kill her," Vinay told police.
"On Wednesday, I mixed pesticide in a water bottle and asked my friend to bring snacks. The three had it and when they asked for water, I gave them the water bottle in which pesticide was mixed and they drank it. I had left their bodies in the field," the IG said quoting Vinay's confession.
Apart from Section 302 (murder) of the IPC, police have slapped Section 201 against the accused for causing disappearance of evidence.
Earlier in the day, the last rites of the two teenage girls were performed amid tight security arrangements, officials said.
Komal (15) and Kajal (14) were buried in their agriculture fields in the presence of senior officials and police personnel.
The district officials had made elaborate arrangements with heavy deployment of security personnel and barricades installed.
The security personnel covered about one kilometre on the four paths reaching the village with a magistrate-level official posted at every barricade to check people.
Personnel from six police stations were deployed.
The bodies were brought to their village after a post-mortem was done on Thursday but the last rites could not be performed on the day, police said.
Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said talks were held on Thursday with the dead girls' family, who were not willing to take it up immediately as they were waiting for their son to arrive from another city and had cited that the funeral cannot be done as it was already sunset.
The DM refuted reports of any pressure being exerted on the family and said the last rites were performed as per their wishes.
When asked if the family has made any demand, the DM said officials, including the ADM, were present on the spot but they did not give any "demand letter".
The DM claimed despite the presence of some outsiders, there was peace in the village.
The district unit president of BJP, Raj Kishore Rawat, and local MLA Anil Singh were present during the funeral.
On Friday, BSP legislators walked out from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the incident, alleging that police did not take prompt action in the case.
The party moved an adjournment notice with BSP Legislature Party leader Lalji Verma alleging that police did not take any action on the day of the incident and accused the government of adopting a lax attitude.
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Stalin claims DMK secured 1.54 crore votes
Chennai (PTI): DMK president M K Stalin on Tuesday, in a veiled reference to the TVK, claimed that the party that won additional constituencies has gained only 17.43 lakh more votes than the DMK.
He was referring to the April 23 Assembly polls where the DMK and its allies secured 74 seats, with the Dravidian party netting 59 constituencies.
In a statement, Stalin said, "the percentage difference in votes between us and them is just 3.52 per cent," in an apparent reference to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kahzagam emerged victorious in the polls, the results of which were announced on Monday.
Claiming that the DMK alliance has secured 1.54 crore votes, Stalin said, "I consider each and every one of your votes as an invaluable token of trust".
Stating that DMK has been in power several times, he said "there is no victory we have not seen and there is no defeat we have not faced".
"Whether in victory or defeat, those who regard them equally and continue their journey toward their ideals are the comrades of the party", he said adding "you are the lifeblood and roots of the movement".
"The harvest of 1.54 crore votes is the fruit of your commitment", he said.
"What return can I offer for your hard work? With the feeling of being the chief worker, we will continue our journey," the DMK chief added.
Stalin said "if we are the ruling party, we will formulate schemes for the people. If we are the opposition party, we will fight for the people's demands. In that regard, now as a strong opposition party, we will continue to work for the people".
Asserting that the DMK will continue the journey of taking forward the policies of the century-old great Dravidian movement, protecting race, language, and nation, the DMK leader said "in our journey, I will not leave anyone behind. We will win again".
