Family cremates eve-teasing victim

Pratapgarh: The last rites of the 17-year-old girl, who allegedly died by suicide by jumping into a well at Puwasi village under Baghrai police station of Pratapgarh district on Tuesday afternoon after being fed up of eve-teasing, was performed at Shringverpur ghat in Prayagraj district on Thursday morning amidst tight security.
Inspector general of police (Prayagraj range) K P Singh told TOI that the the family members buried the girl’s body near Shringverpur ghat on the banks of the Ganga.
He added that local police, on the complaint filed by family members of the deceased, had registered the FIR under Sections 354 and 306 of IPC against three persons, Guddu Singh, Dabbu Singh and Gunnu Tiwari, all residents of the same village, on the day of the incident.
Two of the accused named in the FIR—Guddu Singh and Dabbu Singh—have already been arrested and police teams are looking for Gunnu Tiwari who has been evading arrest.
The family members of the girl had alleged that Gunnu Tiwari and his aides had barged into their house late on Monday night and made an abortive attempt to molest the girl. They had also threatened the family of dire consequences if they dared to report the matter to the police. tnn