Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman killed, daughter abducted in Meerut

A 22-year-old man allegedly killed a Dalit woman and abducted her daughter in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district earlier this week, PTI reported.

The killing and abduction allegedly took place on Thursday morning in the Kapsad village. The 20-year-old daughter was rescued from Haridwar in Uttarakhand on Saturday, the Hindustan Times reported.

The crime sparked protests from opposition leaders, due to which additional security personnel were deployed in the area.

The police alleged that a man named Paras Som and his aides attacked the woman with a sharp-edged sugarcane-cutting weapon when she was trying to shield her daughter. The men subsequently fled with the daughter, while her 45-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries, according to the Hindustan Times.

Som worked as a compounder for a local doctor, and lived in the same village as the woman. The police have not yet ascertained the motive for his alleged actions.

Senior Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada said that the 20-year-old woman has been rescued, and the main accused man has been arrested, the Hindustan Times reported. Both of them were being brought to Meerut, the official said.

The family of the woman was given a compensation cheque of Rs 10 lakh from the chief minister’s office. The authorities were also considering giving them an arms licence considering their security concerns,...

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