New Delhi: SP Lakhimpur Kheri Sanjeev Suman on Thursday said that six accused has been arrested for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday.
According to the police, the accused has been identified as Suhail, Junaid, Hafizul Rehman, Karimuddin, Arif and Chhotu.
However, Junaid was arrested after an encounter with the police, he also received a bullet injury.
All the accused have been booked under IPC 302, 376 & POCSO act.
What Do We Know About Dalit Sisters’ Raped-Murdered In UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri So Far?
# SP Lakhimpur Kheri Sanjeev Suman said, all the boys other than Chotu hailed from Lalpur village in Lakhimpur Kheri. Chotu who was a neighbour of the girls had introduced the two girls to these boys. He was also arrested.
# Accused were friends with deceased girls. Girls were y’day lured to farms & raped by Sohail & Junaid. After the girls forced the accused to marry them, Sohail, Hafizul&Junaid strangulated & killed them. They then called Karimuddin & Arif & hanged girls to eliminate proof.
# Laxmi Singh, IG, Lucknow Range said, dead bodies of two girls were found hanging from a tree in a field outside a village in Lakhimpur Kheri.
She also said no injuries were found on the bodies. “We’ll try to expedite the probe,” she said.
Here is what Dy CM KP Maurya and UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak said on this horrific incident:
UP | Lakhimpur incident sad, unfortunate. Harshest action to be taken against all criminals. I’d expect oppn, whether Akhilesh Yadav, Priyanka Gandhi or Mayawati that instead of politicising, they console the family. But the rule of law has prevailed in UP: Dy CM KP Maurya pic.twitter.com/QqAPStbXmA
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2022
#WATCH | Junaid, Sohail, Hafizul, Karimuddin & Arif involved. Girls were strangled to death & then hanged. Govt will take such an action that the souls of their coming generations will also shiver. Justice will be given; proceedings via fast-track court: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak https://t.co/QoNlxHFwYq pic.twitter.com/dDqAtdxQ2o
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) September 15, 2022
लखीमपुर में दलित बेटियों के साथ अपराध करने वाले पापियों का नाम सामने आने के बाद अब एक सन्नाटा पसर जाएगा https://t.co/bG8X0b67By
— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) September 15, 2022
