13-year-old raped and killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri

A girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Isanagar in Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday. Later, the police recovered her body from a sugarcane field in Isanagar.

Lakhimpur Kheri: In another case of brutality, a 13-year-old Dalit girl was raped and killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, said police.

Her body was found in a sugarcane field on Saturday. Two men from her village have been arrested.

The incident reportedly took place on Friday in a village close to the Nepal border. Her body was found in the fields of one of the accused.

The district police chief Satyendra Kumar said, "The girl's post mortem has confirmed rape. The two accused had been arrested already. We will file charges for rape, murder and book them."

"Body of a 13-year-old was found from a sugarcane field in Isanagar. An FIR has been registered. Post mortem report has confirmed rape. Two men Santosh Yadav and Sanjay Gautam have been arrested and sent to jail," Kumar told reporters here.

"They have been booked under Section 302 (murder) and Section 376 (D) (gangrape) of the Indian Penal Code. Action against both accused will be taken under the National Security Act (NSA) as well," he said.

According to reports, the girl had gone missing on Friday afternoon.

Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati condemned the incident on Twitter calling it 'extremely shameful'.

"What is the difference between the governments of the Samajwadi Party and the present BJP if such incidents keep happening?" she asked.

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad also commented on the incident. "Dalit oppression is at its peak under the BJP government... If it is not the jungle raj, then what is? Our daughters are not safe, our homes are not safe, there is an atmosphere of fear everywhere. Yogi Adityanath should resign," he said.

It may be recalled that on August 6, a 6-year-old girl in Hapur district was kidnapped and raped. The police arrested the accused on Friday. The girl remains in a hospital and has been through at least one surgery. Doctors say she is stable but not out of danger.

(with inputs from agencies)