Kanpur: 20-year-old youth murdered for ‘stalking’ girl

KANPUR: A 20-year-old youth was murdered for stalking a girl in Begumpurwa under Babupurwa police station on Friday night.
The girl’s 19-year-old brother and his friend (20), both identified as Waris, were detained on charges of killing the youth. An FIR was lodged against the two and the girl’s father.
The deceased was identified as Mehmood Alam, an embroidery artisan and a resident of Begumpurwa.
SSP Anant Deo confirmed that the accused brother of the girl, during interrogation, admitted to have murdered Mehmood because the latter had been "stalking and harassing" his sister for a long time. “The incident occurred at 11 pm on Friday when the girl’s brother and his friend waylaid Mehmood on his way. A heated argument ensued between them over the issue, and soon after, in a fit of rage, the girl’s brother attacked Mehmood with a knife, leaving him critically wounded," said Babupurwa inspector Rajiv Kumar Singh.
"Mehmood was rushed to Ursala Horseman hospital from where he was later referred to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment at LLR hospital," added the inspector.
The police, on being alerted, swung into action and managed to nab the accused. “An FIR has been lodged on the basis of a complaint against the two accused and the girl’s father under relevant sections of IPC and further investigations are on,” said Singh.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)