This story is from September 2, 2019

Jalaun Dalit girl found dead, eyes gouged out

A 14-year-old Dalit girl was found dead with her eyes gouged out in Jalaun on Sunday morning, her murder and possible rape putting police on their toes.
Jalaun Dalit girl found dead, eyes gouged out
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JHANSI: A 14-year-old Dalit girl was found dead with her eyes gouged out in Jalaun on Sunday morning, her murder and possible rape putting police on their toes.
A neighbour has been arrested and as of now, charged with only abduction and murder. The autopsy report is awaited.
The girl, a resident of Ata area in Jalaun district, went out for some work on Saturday evening but never returned home.
Her parents lodged a missing person’s report with police the same night.
Her clothes were torn and her eyes gouged out, indicating torment and possible rape before murder, sources in police said.
DIG (Jhansi range) Shubhash Singh Baghel who visited the crime scene with Jalaun SP Avdesh Singh said one Ranjit Ahirwar had been arrested and booked under Sections 302 and 363 of the IPC on the basis of an application given by the girl’s father.
“The suspect already has a case under Section 376 (rape) pending against him. He is also accused of molesting a minor relative, which went unreported. We are waiting for the postmortem report (to confirm or deny rape) before further action can be taken. The arrested man is being interrogated,” the DIG said.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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