Unnao: Last rites of two girls performed amid heavy security
The last rites of two teenage girls, found dead in an agriculture field in Babuhara village of Asoha Police station area, were performed in Unnao, UP on Friday morning amid tight security arrangements. Three girls aged 16, 15, and 14 were found in a field by villagers on Wednesday night when they did not return after leaving their house to take fodder for cattle.
Two were declared brought dead, third girl undergoing treatment
The local residents had rushed the teenagers, who are all related to each other, to a hospital where two of them were declared brought dead. "The 16-year-old girl was rushed to a district hospital and later referred to a Kanpur healthcare facility where she is presently undergoing treatment," police said.
Bodies buried in presence of senior officials and police personnel
On Friday morning, the bodies of Komal (15) and Kajal (14) were buried in their agriculture fields in the presence of senior officials and police personnel in large numbers. "The bodies were brought to their village after a post-mortem was done on Thursday but the last rites could not be performed on the day," police said.
Security personnel were deployed in large numbers; huge barricading
The BJP district unit President Raj Kishore Rawat and local MLA Anil Singh were present during the funeral. The district administration had made arrangements with heavy deployment of security personnel and barricades being installed covering about one kilometer on four paths reaching the village with a magistrate-level official posted at every barricade to check people. Personnel from six police stations were deployed for cover.
Post-mortem didn't reveal any injury: Director-General of Police
Director-General of Police Hitesh Chandra Awasthi had said on Thursday, "The post-mortem of the two girls was done by a panel of doctors, and no injury before death or external injuries were found on their bodies."
Medical bulletin by Kanpur hospital noted suspected case of poisoning
"The cause of death could not be ascertained and viscera has been preserved for chemical analysis," Awasthi said. "We are taking the help of forensic experts and looking into all possibilities," the DGP had said. A medical bulletin by the Kanpur hospital treating the third girl had noted that it was a suspected case of poisoning.
FIR has been registered under Section 302 and Section 201
Apart from Section 302 (murder), the FIR also lists Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), related to causing the disappearance of evidence. The case mentioning the two sections was lodged on the basis of the family's complaint, the police had stated.
