Jhansi, 11 Aug

(HS): A youth, enraged by her 18-year-old sister's liaison with a man,

reportedly killed her after celebrating Raksha Bandhan in the Garautha region

here, police informed on Monday. Kumari Sahodar alias Putti's body, with a

shaven head, was discovered on Sunday near Dada Maharaj platform in a remote

part of Chandrapura village, police said. Putti's brother, Arvind, and a

friend, Prakash Prajapati, both approximately 25, have been apprehended in

connection with the murder. The murder followed another, that of Putti's

boyfriend. On August 7, the body of Vishal, a 19-year-old Lahchura resident,

was discovered in Gudha Village. According to investigators, Putti and Vishal

fled their house four months ago but were convinced to return. A mutual

settlement was reached between two families, and things calmed down for a

while. However, both loves soon began meeting. This reigniting of the issue did

not sit well with Arvind, who had recently returned to the area from Pune. According

to authorities, upon his return, he hired Prakash Prajapati to murder both of

them. On August 7, the two kidnapped Vishal under the guise of providing him a

job and murdered him, according to authorities. The police charged both with murder after

receiving a complaint from Vishal's father, Halkeram. While the inquiry was

still ongoing in that case, Arvind abducted Putti on Saturday under the guise

of collecting her medicine and murdered her, according to authorities on Monday.

Her body was recovered on Sunday.

A major revelation

was made during the police investigation into the case of the murder of a

couple at different places in two police station areas of Jhansi in UP. The

police investigation has revealed that the girl's brother, along with his

friends, first took his sister's lover away on the pretext of a job and killed

him. Then, on Saturday, after getting his sister to tie a Rakhi, he took her away

on the pretext of getting her medicine and killed his sister too on

Rakshabandhan. Three days ago, the body of a youth was found on the bank of a

river in Lahchura police station area. While on Sunday, the body of his

girlfriend was found on a hill in Garautha police station area. This was

revealed after the police swung into action and took the accused into custody.

It is noteworthy

that on Sunday, the body of an 18-year-old girl named Putt was found lying in a

suspicious condition on a hill in Chandrapura village of Garautha police

station area of the district. The villagers saw the body and informed the

police. The police and forensic team reached the spot and started

investigation. Initial investigation revealed that the girl was murdered by shaving

her head. Earlier, two days ago, the body of a youth named Vishal was found

soaked in blood on the river bank in village Gudha of Lahchura police station

area. The deceased was a resident of village Pathrai of Tahrauli police station

area. The police took the body into custody and sent it for post-mortem.

Villagers say that

the deceased youth and the girl were in a love relationship, which was already

known to their families. Both had run away from home earlier and were recovered

by Garautha police at that time. The father of the deceased youth alleges that

the police had also taken Rs. 45,000 in February to hush up the matter. Local

people believe that both were murdered due to mutual enmity and displeasure of

the family members.

In this case, the

father of the youth had complained against Chandrapura resident Arvind alias

Gulle and Prakash Prajapati for taking his son Vishal to Delhi on the pretext

of getting him a job and killing him. On this, the Lahchura police station had

registered a case against both of them. Today, the father of the deceased also

filed a complaint and accused his son Arvind, Prakash Prajapati and his

companions of killing his daughter. When the police registered a case and

interrogated Arvind's companions, the whole matter of honor killing came to

light. Not only this, the allegation made by the father of the young man and

the girl also proved to be true. However, the main murder accused Arvind alias

Gulle was also taken into custody late at night. Investigation is underway in

the case. In this case, Superintendent of Police (Rural), Dr. Arvind Kumar said

that both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem. He said that the field

unit has collected evidence from the crime scene. Police teams have been

formed. The whole matter will soon become clear after the accused are taken

into custody and questioned. At present, the case appears to be of honour

killing.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi