Patna: Minor girl killed, 6 of a family held

PATNA: A 14-year-old girl, Laxmi Kumari, who was allegedly thrashed by one Ram Rahesh (50) and his family members at Ainkhan village under the Dulhin Bazaar police station area in Patna district on Friday, died on Saturday.
According to police, the girl was thrashed as revenge because it was on the recommendation of her mother that one of Rahesh’s daughter was married to a man who did not turn out to be a good person.
Police said the girl died while being taken to a hospital in Patna from Dulhin Bazaar on Saturday. The two families were living in the same neighbourhood.
SHO of Dulhin Bazaar police station Ashok Kumar said Rahesh, his wife Akali Devi (45), daughters Sushila Devi (22) and Chandrawati Devi (32) and sons Wakil Kumar (24) and Zimedar Kumar (25) were arrested on Saturday.
The SHO said Laxmi’s mother Shakuntala Devi lodged an FIR on Saturday in connection with the incident against eight people, including the six who were arrested on Saturday.