A 15-YEAR-OLD died, allegedly after her brother hit her on the pinnacle with a stick in a match of rage, following a heated alternate between the 2 in Bulandshahr on Wednesday, the police mentioned on Saturday.
The brother, additionally a minor, then took the assistance of their elder brother to bury the physique, the police mentioned. The lady’s physique was dug out of a subject on Saturday after the police was knowledgeable of her disappearance.
“Three days ago, the girl was working with her elder brother in a field near her house. Prima facie, it appears the two had an argument, following which the brother hit her with a stick on her head, leading to her death. A second brother was also part of the murder conspiracy – he has been arrested. We are trying to ascertain the motive,” Circle Officer, Khurja, Suresh Kumar mentioned.
The lady lived along with her household in a village in Khurja and would accompany her brother, one yr elder to her, to the fields.
Around 7 pm on Wednesday, the brother allegedly attacked the lady fatally with a stick following an argument. As the lady collapsed, the accused allegedly instructed their elder sibling in regards to the incident. The elder brother helped the accused bury the physique after wrapping it in a bit of material, police mentioned.
“My only fault was that I helped my younger brother, who killed our sister. I do not know why it happened, but he did it,” the elder sibling mentioned after his arrest on Saturday.
Local residents, nonetheless, alleged that the lady could have been a sufferer of “honour killing”.
