The family of the girl confirmed that the accused had been harassing her constantly. "She was happy with the arranged marriage we fixed for her. All the preparations for the engagement were also done. But she decided to end he life due to constant harassment by the accused," the maternal uncle of the girl said.
Following this, Abdul, Pappu and two others began thrashing the Hindu victim. The complainant alleged that accused Abdul hit him with a rod. Soon after, local people arrived, however, they allegedly threatened the victim.
The trio was travelling to attend a wedding in Faridpur on Sunday. Earlier, they had attended a family function in Budaun on Saturday night and took the Budaun-Faridpur route instead of the usual Moradabad-Bareilly route and relied completely on Google Maps.
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Aalim has been arrested and charged with rape, criminal intimidation, and voluntarily causing harm. His father, Mohd Sabir, has also been charged with criminal intimidation under IPC section 504.