Uttar Pradesh: Teenager thrashed over insistence to wear jeans, dies
What's the story
A teenage girl died after she was allegedly thrashed by her family members over her insistence to wear jeans at a village in Deoria, police said on Thursday. Family members have also been accused of trying to dispose of the body by throwing it from over the Patanwa bridge on the Deoria-Kasya but it got stuck in its railing and was spotted by police.
What happened?
Girl received serious injuries on her head
The 17-year-old girl from Savreji Kharg village was severely thrashed by her family members after she insisted on wearing jeans and a top on Monday. According to the complaint given by her mother, the girl received serious injuries on her head when she was beaten up, leading to her death, Circle Officer (City) Yash Tripathi said.
Police's actions
Girl's mother complained against 10 people, including grandparents
The post-mortem examination has also confirmed severe injury and fracture in the head, the CO said. The girl's mother has given a complaint against 10 people, including grandparents. The case has been registered under Sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offense), 302 (punishment for murder), and other provisions of the IPC, Mahuadih SHO Ram Mohan Singh said.
Further details
However, police isn't very convinced with the 'jeans' theory
The grandparents have been taken into custody and are being interrogated. Police, however, said the story of family members being angry over her insistence on wearing jeans is not very convincing. The reason for the incident appears to be something else, which the family members are trying to hide and investigations are on, police said.