PRAYAGRAJ: A class 10 student was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a field in Shivratan Ka Pura village, under the limits of Paschim Sarira police station in Kaushambi district, early on Sunday. Police said that family members of a minor girl had accused the boy for raping their daughter, following which he was booked under section 69 of BNS (making a promise to marry a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, and having sexual intercourse with her) and section 3/4 of the Pocso Act. Kaushambi superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar told TOI that the body of the boy was found hanging from a tree on Sunday morning, as the student left his home without informing anyone. He added, “A police team had visited the student’s house on Saturday after the family members of a minor girl submitted an application, accusing him of raping their daughter.” The boy’s family members told police that the student was mentally unstable after the police team visited the house. He left the house late Saturday and was found dead early Sunday. Police said that investigations revealed that the minor girl was 4 months pregnant, and she claimed in her statement to police that the deceased student (aged about 18 years) promised to marry her. The family members of the minor girl approached the police when they came to know about the minor girl’s pregnancy and the FIR was lodged on Saturday. Further investigations are on. The body of the student was sent for autopsy.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
