Kushinagar (UP), Oct 28 A 20-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by a man who barged into her house and slit her throat, triggering tension in the village and prompting the heavy deployment of police, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident, the fallout of a suspected one-sided love, took place on Tuesday night in Belwa Sudama village under the Hata Kotwali police station area.
The victim, identified as Roshni, was at home when the accused, Surjeet, 19, a resident of Jhanga Bazar village, allegedly entered the house and attacked her with a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
The accused reached the upper floor through a staircase in the verandah, confined the woman in a room, attacked her and slit her throat, police said.
Hearing the commotion, family members rushed to the room and broke open the door, but the woman had died by then.
The accused was allegedly trying to flee when villagers chased and caught him. An angry crowd thrashed him before handing him over to the police.
The injured accused has been taken into custody and is undergoing treatment. Police are questioning him in connection with the murder, they said.
Senior officials, including Superintendent of Police Keshav Kumar, visited the spot and inspected the scene.
Police personnel from three police stations have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order. Security has also been tightened at the accused’s residence, officials said.
The SP said the accused had sustained serious injuries and added that the victim and the accused belonged to different communities.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of BNS and further investigation is underway, Kumar said.
(PTI News)
