This story is from March 24, 2021

Budaun rerun? Girl found dead, sister hanging from tree in UP

In a grim reminder to the 2014 Budaun gang rape and murder of two teenage girls, two sisters — aged 17 and 20 — were found dead under suspicious circumstances near a brick kiln where they were working in a village under Bisalpur kotwali in Pilibhit district.
Budaun rerun? Girl found dead, sister hanging from tree in UP
The body of the elder sister was found dumped in a field — 400 metres from the kiln — late on Monday night
PILIBHIT: In a grim reminder to the 2014 Budaun gang rape and murder of two teenage girls, two sisters — aged 17 and 20 — were found dead under suspicious circumstances near a brick kiln where they were working in a village under Bisalpur kotwali in Pilibhit district.
The body of the elder sister was found dumped in a field — 400 metres from the kiln — late on Monday night, while the body of the younger sister was found hanging from a eucalyptus tree just at a stone’s throw away from the spot on Tuesday morning.

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Police rushed to the spot. Soon, senior police officers, including inspector general (Bareilly range) Rajesh Kumar Pandey, SP Jai Prakash Yadav and ASP Pavitra Mohan Tripathi, also visited the village to take stock of the situation.
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The autopsy was conducted by a panel of three doctors, including a woman doctor, following the orders of district magistrate Pulkit Khare. It confirmed that the elder sister was strangled while the younger one died by hanging. The autopsy has ruled out rape, said SP Jai Prakash Yadav.
“Police have collected crucial evidence that will help nail the accused,” he said.
“Surprisingly, the family spotted the body of the elder sister around 9.30 pm, and they then carried it to their house, but none of them informed police,” said the SP.

“We have detained two youths, including brick kiln supervisor Mahesh Kumar (25), who are said to have been close to the girls. Besides, we have found a mobile phone lying close to the body of the elder sister. The SIM card inserted into the phone was issued to the name of Mahesh,” said the SP, adding that they would crack the case soon.
Both sisters had gone out of their makeshift house on the brick kiln campus around 7 pm on Monday, but did not return, said their family members, adding that they thought they were going out to answer nature’s call.
According to police sources, the girls’ family originally belong to a village under Bilsanda police station. Their father had passed away six years ago due to illness and their four elder sisters were married off. They were living with their mother and two brothers — aged 23 and 19 — all working as labours at the brick kiln for the past four years.
The IG told TOI that the rope with which the body was hanging was cut from a nearby field. “The landowner has encircled his plot with ropes to keep animals away. While searching the girls’ house, police came across a sickle that had traces of the rope. Police have seized the rope and the sickle for a forensic examination,” added the IG.
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Keshav Agarwal

Keshav Agarwal is a media person working with TOI at Pilibhit since June, 2014. He files news stories on various issues, esp forest & wildlife, environment, sugarcane farming and the sugar industry in India.

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