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Boy ‘records’ teen sister being strangled with scarf in UP’s Shamli, neighbour arrested
The incident took place after the accused was confined in a room with the 17-year-old girl by her mother, say police
The police said the incident took place after the accused was found inside the victim’s house while she was alone. (Representative Image)
A 14-year-old boy purportedly filmed his teenaged sister being strangled to death allegedly by a youth with a scarf inside their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district.
The accused, identified as Ali Mohammad, 22, has been arrested, police said.
The nearly two-minutes-long video of the incident will be sent for forensic examination, police said.
Police said the incident took place after Ali was found inside the 17-year-old victim’s house while she was alone.
When confronted by her mother, the girl is believed to have denied inviting over the youth and claimed he entered the house forcibly. Tension escalated after the woman threatened to call the police and implicate the accused in a sexual assault case, investigators said.
“To strengthen the allegation, the woman pushed her daughter into the room where the youth was present and locked it from outside,” a police officer said.
The woman then contacted the police control room. “Meanwhile, the victim and the accused entered a heated argument inside the room. The youth allegedly told her that her changing statements could land him in a false case. The victim repeatedly asked her mother to open the door, but she did not,” added the police official.
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The official added, “Meanwhile, the victim’s younger brother began recording what was happening inside the room where the teenager and Ali were confined. During the argument, Ali, in a fit of rage, strangled the girl with her scarf. The incident was captured on the mobile phone.”
The victim’s brother was shooting from a window outside the room, the official said.
Police said when they arrived, they found the teenager lying unconscious on the floor, adding that she was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
“The video will be sent to a forensic laboratory for examination,” said Shamli Superintendent of Police (SP) N P Singh.
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The victim was the third among the complainant’s 11 children. She and the accused belonged to the same community.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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