A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered based on a complaint by the girl’s family and that they are going to arrest the three accused soon, the Bulandshahr Police said.
Bulandshahr| On Monday evening, a 14-year-old girl in western Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district died by suicide, after she was allegedly sexually harassed by three men. Three men from her village sexually harassed her and made videos of the incident, her parents said. They also said the video was shared on social media in the days leading to her death.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered based on a complaint by the girl’s family and that they are going to arrest the three accused soon, the Bulandshahr Police said, NDTV reported.
The family had cremated the body on Monday itself and that the police visited her home on their own after they were informed by locals of the sequence of events leading to the girl’s death, the police further said.
“The police got in touch with the girl’s family on their own as soon as the information was received. A case has been filed against the three accused based on their statement. Attempts are being made to arrest the culprits as soon as possible,” Gopal Singh, a police officer told.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, taking a jibe at Uttar Pradesh government for lawlessness prevailing in the state, said: “Will the BJP government bother to explain why incidents of oppression of Dalits are not ending in the state? The state government should stop ignoring these incidents and take action and give answers.”
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