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Time of India
03-07-2025
- Time of India
UP horror: 13-year-old walks 15 km to police station; seeks help to save mother assaulted, branded as ‘witch' by neighbours
VARANASI: A 13-year-old girl from the remote Barhapan village, under the Duddhi police station of Sonbhadra district, travelled almost 15 kilometres on foot to reach the police station on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She sought the help of the police to save her mother from neighbours who were assaulting her for many days, accusing her of being a 'Dayan' (witch). Sonbhadra ASP (operations) Tribhuvan Nath Tripathi said on Thursday that, taking note of the girl's complaint, Duddhi police lodged a named FIR against her three neighbours, including two women. The police sent the girl back home while the accused were being interrogated as the investigation began. During the initial police investigation, it was revealed that the complainant, a minor girl, lives in her village with her mother and younger sister, while her father stays away from home to earn a livelihood. She alleged that her neighbours, including Devanti Devi and her mother-in-law Shakunti Devi, often have disputes with her mother, accusing her of being a 'Dayan'. On Tuesday morning, both women started beating her mother, and another neighbour, Sonu, also joined them. When they started assaulting her brutally, the girl, who studies in class 8, and her sister tried to intervene to save their mother, but they were also beaten. After this, the upset girl left her village and travelled almost 15 kilometres on foot alone to reach the Duddhi police station to file her complaint. Taking note of her complaint, the police lodged an FIR against her neighbours.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Time of India
UP horror: 13-year-old walks 15km to police station; seeks help to save mother assaulted, branded as ‘witch' by neighbours
Girl travels 15 km to seek police help to save mother assaulted by terming `Dayan' in Sonbhadra VARANASI: A 13-year-old girl from the remote Barhapan village, under the Duddhi police station of Sonbhadra district, travelled almost 15 kilometres on foot to reach the police station on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She sought the help of the police to save her mother from neighbours who were assaulting her for many days, accusing her of being a 'Dayan' (witch). Sonbhadra ASP (operations) Tribhuvan Nath Tripathi said on Thursday that, taking note of the girl's complaint, Duddhi police lodged a named FIR against her three neighbours, including two women. The police sent the girl back home while the accused were being interrogated as the investigation began. During the initial police investigation, it was revealed that the complainant, a minor girl, lives in her village with her mother and younger sister, while her father stays away from home to earn a livelihood. She alleged that her neighbours, including Devanti Devi and her mother-in-law Shakunti Devi, often have disputes with her mother, accusing her of being a 'Dayan'. On Tuesday morning, both women started beating her mother, and another neighbour, Sonu, also joined them. When they started assaulting her brutally, the girl, who studies in class 8, and her sister tried to intervene to save their mother, but they were also beaten. After this, the upset girl left her village and travelled almost 15 kilometres on foot alone to reach the Duddhi police station to file her complaint. Taking note of her complaint, the police lodged an FIR against her neighbours.
