BULANDSHAHR: Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a five-year-old girl, officials said on Saturday.The accused have been identified as Raju, a resident of Balrampur district, and Veeru Kashyap, from Lakhimpur Kheri district. Both were arrested in an encounter near the Sikandrabad police station area, with illegal weapons and cartridges recovered from their possession.According to superintendent of police (Rural) Tejveer Singh, police received information late Friday evening that a girl was lying seriously injured in a locality under Sikandrabad police station limits.
The girl was immediately taken to a community health centre by her family and the police, where doctors declared her dead.A case was registered based on a complaint filed by the girl’s father.In his complaint, the father alleged that the two young men, living on rent in the same building where he and his family resided, were the perpetrators of the crime. The father also expressed the apprehension that the men had raped the girl.Three police teams were formed to track the accused. They were later located hiding in an under-construction colony on Kanwara Road. Police surrounded the area, leading to an encounter in which Raju and Veeru sustained bullet injuries to their legs before being taken into custody.During preliminary questioning, both men reportedly confessed to their involvement in the incident. Further investigations are underway to determine the motive behind the murder, Singh said.(With agency inputs)
