Sultanpur,

31 Dec (HS): The main accused in the slitting of the throat of a teenage girl in

Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, was injured in a police encounter. He has

been arrested. He was shot in his right leg. Police have admitted him to a

Central Health Center (CHC) for treatment. A pistol was also recovered from the

accused. Additional Superintendent of Police Akhand Pratap Singh said on

Wednesday that on Tuesday, the Kurebhar police station received information

that a girl had been murdered in a village. Police immediately arrived at the

scene. Based on the family's complaint, a case was immediately registered

against two named accused under relevant sections. Police teams were

immediately deployed to search for the accused. One accused was immediately

arrested, while the main accused remained at large.

Last

night, an informant reported that the main accused, Vineet (20), son of Jagdish

Dhanjai, a resident of Kudran Galibaha village, Kudebhar police station, was

heading towards Dhanjai Mod, Kudebhar police station. Based on this

information, a cordon was laid. He immediately opened fire on the police,

prompting the police to return fire in self-defense, resulting in the accused

being shot in the leg. He has been arrested and brought to the Primary Health

Center in Kurebhar for first aid. Necessary legal action is being taken.

A

13-year-old girl lived with her grandfather in a village a few kilometers from

the police station. On Tuesday, while she was alone at home, Vijay, a drunken

young man from the village, entered her house. He physically assaulted her.

When she resisted, he slit her throat with a sharp weapon and fled. The

teenager wrote the accused's name on a piece of paper lying nearby. She was

taken to the Central Health Center in an injured state, where she died during

treatment. Her body arrived home late last night after a post-mortem. Police

arrested the accused's mother last night.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi