Pilibhit: Pilibhit Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi has sent a letter to Uttar Pradesh’s director general of police calling for a ‘fair investigation’ into the murder of two sisters, aged 18 and 20, in the town To send Jasoli on March 22nd.
Gandhi writes in the letter that he was informed by Bilaspur residents about the incident and that they asked for his intervention in the matter.
Police claim it was a case of honor killings and hid the mother and two brothers, along with two others, for ‘evidence’.
The locals claim that the family members are innocent and are being set up by the police.
None of the brothers have a criminal history. The older brother has been raising money for his sister’s marriage for the past few months.
The girls’ younger brother had earlier claimed in a complaint to police that the owner of the brick kilns, the driver and the contractor had forced his older sister into physical relationships with them.
“They would rape her. That evening my younger sister saw the three of them in a compromising situation. The accused strangled her, afraid she was wasting the beans. Then they hung my older sister on a tree to destroy all evidence, ‘the complaint reads.
A day after the two sisters were found dead – one hanging from a tree and another dumped in a field, the girls’ family said they were under pressure to confess to the murder.
The girls’ mother and younger brother were arrested for ‘honor killings’. The older brother is on his way.
Ironically, the contractor Ramdas, who was named by the family as the accused, is an eyewitness in the case.
The then Pilibhit superintendent of police Jai Prakash Yadav involved the family. “It was a case of honor killings. We gathered evidence to prove it, ‘he told reporters before being transferred later this week.
“The autopsy reports show that the younger sister died on the hangar and that the older sister died of strangulation,” he said.
‘This is an extremely frightening and tragic case and I have impressed the district administration with the need for urgent justice. The facts are not easy to analyze because there are two different versions of what happened or what could have happened. I asked them to investigate the matter again immediately. The new Superintendent of Police has joined Pilibhit, and I would urge him to make this matter a priority. I will monitor this case and ensure that justice is done, ‘the BJP MP told local reporters.
Source: Telangana Today