3 women killed in Deoria,cops suspect families

Police suspect that three young women,whose bodies were found buried in a field in Deoria district,were killed by their family members.

Police suspect that three young women,whose bodies were found buried in a field in Deoria district,were killed by their family members as none of them either turned up to claim the bodies or even lodged a complaint when the three friends went missing five days ago.

The police were searching for the male members of the familes,who were found missing from their homes when they reached there to inform about the deaths.

On Friday,no one turned up to claim the bodies after post mortem,although the police informed the women of the families. We are waiting for the post-mortem report to know the exact cause of death. Police teams are searching for the male members of the families and we are trying to find out the motive behind the killings, said Deoria Superintendent of Police M D Karnadhar.

Sarita (19),Neeta (20) and Anita (22),who belonged to Singahi village in Bhatni police station area,went missing on October 31. Sarita and Neeta studied at an inter college in Bhatni,while Anita,who had completed her intermediate,stayed at home. Their familes belong to the Rajbhar community.

The bodies of the three were found in a field in Nonapar village when a farmer noticed a half-buried piece of cloth and started digging. The police were then informed. Sarita had been beheaded her head was found near a railway track four days ago.

It seems the family members killed the three and buried the bodies to conceal the crime. I visited their homes in the morning,but only female members were present, said Karnadhar. He said the women kept mum to his queries regarding the girls and the whereabouts of male members of the families.