Prayagraj: The news of a heart-wrenching incident is coming from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He shot his girlfriend dead on Tuesday night, a day before her engagement. It is said to be from Pratapgarh district. The identity of the victim is said to be 21 year old Shalu Verma, while the accused is said to be her neighbour. A 21-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in Raghana Chhatarpur village under Antu police station limits.
The body of Shalu Verma, resident of Raikha village of the district, was found in the fodder heap of her neighbor on Wednesday morning. Police have taken possession of the body and sent it to Lankar for postmortem and are searching for the main accused Jaychandra Verma (22), who fled the village after the incident. The police have formed two teams.
both knew each other
The accused and the victim were neighbours. After the incident, the victim’s brother Santosh Kumar Verma has lodged an FIR in Antu police station under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC against the accused’s parents and sister, accusing them of murdering his sister. According to Santosh, Jaychandra used to constantly harass my sister, he even complained to her parents, but to no avail.
could go to any extent
Santosh said that his sister was already scared. He feared that Jayachandra might go to any extent to get him. He felt that the accused could harm his family also. Her marriage was fixed with a young man from the neighboring village. The engagement was supposed to take place on Wednesday, but before that this incident happened.
had already left home
Initial police investigation also revealed that the woman had left her house on Tuesday evening. His body was recovered from the house of the main accused on Wednesday morning. The woman’s family members had contacted the concerned police post when she went missing. The police have registered a case of murder against the main accused and three others and started investigation.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 25, 2024, 17:15 IST