UP: 7-year-old girl bludgeoned to death after rape attempt, accused arrested in encounter
Budaun (UP) (PTI): A seven-year-old girl was abducted by a man and bludgeoned to death with a brick after a failed rape attempt here, police said on Saturday. The accused was arrested following an encounter with police.
The incident took place on Friday evening when the girl had gone to the market to buy vegetables, they said.
After the girl did not return home, her family members started looking for her and found her semi-naked body inside an abandoned house. After the girl's family lodged a complaint, several police teams including Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel launched a search for the accused, they said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Brijesh Singh said CCTV footage from the surrounding areas was scanned on Friday night on the basis of which the accused, Jaane Alam (22), was identified.
Alam was arrested following an encounter on the Beenpur road at 4 am on Saturday. Constable Manoj was injured as Alam opened fire at the police team. The police team retaliated and he was shot in the right leg, the SSP said.
Both the injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital, he added.
During interrogation, Alam revealed that he tried to rape the girl but when she started shouting, he hit her head on the wall several times. He then killed her by hitting her on the head with a brick and fled by jumping from the back wall of the house, Singh said.
An illegal country-made pistol and ammunition were recovered from the accused, he said.
The SSP said the exact cause of the girl's death will be known after the post-mortem report comes.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
