Gorakhpur: One more girl was sacrificed in the name of the honour of her family after her father, brother and brother-in-law hired a contract killer for killing her because they were against her alleged relationship with a Muslim man.
The police arrested the girl’s father Kailash Yadav, her brother Ajit Yadav, brother-in-law Satyaprakash Yadav and one Sitaram Yadav and sent them to jail on Sunday evening. A search has been launched to nab the contract killer, said the police. A petrol container and motorcycle used in the crime was also recovered by the police.
During the press conference, SP Sant Kabir Nagar Dr Kaustubh said, “A half-burnt body of a young woman was found at village Jigina under Dhanghata police station limit on February 4. With the help of local police, surveillance, CCTV footage, field unit and dog squad the body was identified as of Ranjana Yadav of Belghat area in Gorakhpur.”
“Ranjana’s father Kailash Yadav told the police that her daughter was having an affair with a Muslim man and was not ready to leave him after which he, with the help of his son-in-law Satya Prakash Yadav and one Sitaram Yadav, both residents of Sant Kabir Nagar and son Ajit Yadav, hired a contract killer Varun Tiwari of Mahuli in Sant Kabir Nagar. He paid Rs 1.5 lakh for the murder of her daughter. They succeeded in third attempt on February 3. They took the girl to a deserted place in Jigina village of Sant Kabir Nagar on a motorcycle. When she resisted they tied her hands and mouth and burnt her after pouring petrol and ran away,” said the SP.