Bihar: 19-year-old boy killed over love affair in Muzaffarpur village

PATNA: In a barbaric incident, a lovelorn youth, who was tied to a tree by villagers and thrashed till he fainted, died at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur on Saturday.
The incident had occurred at a village under the Kanti police station area in Muzaffarpur district late on Friday night. The villagers had also chopped off private part of the youth, who was identified as Saurabh Kumar (19).
Agitated over the youth’s murder, his relatives and others attacked the house of the accused and performed funeral of the youth in front of it on Saturday.
Police said the incident took place around 11 pm on Friday when Saurabh, a resident of the same village, was found in his girlfriend’s house. Irked over the daring act of the youth, the girl’s relatives tied him to a tree and thrashed him mercilessly with iron rods, causing grievous injuries.
Muzaffarpur SSP Jayant Kant said the girl’s father, who is suspected to be the main accused, has been arrested and raids are on to nab others involved in the crime.
Three people, on the other hand, were arrested on charges of attacking the house of the murder accused.