16-year-old boy accused of raping and killing girl, detained in Pratapgarh

Prayagraj: A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody by Pratapgarh police on Monday in connection with the killing and gang-rape of a 19-year-old girl whose body was found hanging from a mango tree at Kakraha Miriya village under the limits of Manikpur police station on Sunday.SP (Pratapgarh) Deepak Bhukar told TOI that the deceased girl, an intermediate pass out, had an affair with a minor boy of close relationship (maternal aunt’ son) and she used to talk to him using her father’s mobile.Bhukar added, “The deceased girl first met with the boy on Saturday evening and also called up him late night asking him to meet her at the mango orchard”. When she reached the field, the accused boy along with one of his friends was already present.The friend of the accused boy allegedly filmed both of them (the girl and her lover) in a compromising state and threatened to upload it on social media. The friend too raped the girl. In the meantime, the deceased girl had an altercation with her lover for cheating her and the duo allegedly suffocated her to death, hung the body on a tree and escaped.On Sunday morning, the body of the girl was found hanging from a tree with her slipper and clothes containing blood stains were found about 20mt away from the body. The autopsy report of the girl also revealed smothering and sexual assault behind the cause of death.Family members told police that they had spotted the girl around 1am (Sunday night) but were missing on Sunday morning. The brother of the victim has lodged an FIR under appropriate sections of BNS with Manikpur police station. Police have been looking for the friend of the prime accused who managed to escape from the village after the incident.