A Muslim youth lured a minor Hindu girl from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh and took her with him. Afterwards, she was raped and pressured to convert to Islam. However, she refused and he killed her with the aid of his associates. Her body was then dumped in a forest about 500 kilometres away from Lakhimpur. The authorities arrested one accused while another was involved in an encounter with the cops.
On 25th January, a 17-year-old girl from Goriya village, which is located near the Padhua police station in Lakhimpur Kheri, disappeared, according to media reports. Her family members looked everywhere but were unable to locate her. They went to the Padhua police station and filed a report. They revealed that she was deceived by a Muslim young man. They also named his companions and submitted a case against eleven culprits.
Hindu organizations also got involved in the matter. Following an investigation by the police, it was discovered that she was with a young guy named Asif. Additionally, the cops discovered CCTV footage of the same incident.
His whereabouts were then tracked down by the police. It turned out that he had travelled to Dehradun from Lakhimpur. They also reached there and took his accomplices into custody. He was questioned, and it came out that the underage girl had been raped and murdered. According to him, the body was dumped in the forests of Ramnagar afterwards. The police retrieved the body and sent it for post-mortem. Asif, the primary suspect was captured following an encounter in Lakhimpur.
The deceased’s father unveiled that she was being forced to embrace Islam by Asif and his friends who ended her life after she refused to comply. Six others including Salman, Raja and Zubair have been nabbed by the police. Hindu outfits also organised protests against the instance. Further investigation is now underway.
