Maharajganj: A youth in 'unrequited love' with a girl reached her house and put 'Sindur' (vermilion) on her forehead after overpowering her with a knife. The incident was reported in the Sinduria police station area of Maharajganj district and the accused youth is a student of Class VIII. Following the incident, police registered a case on based on a complaint lodged by the girl's family and produced the accused before the Juvenile Court on Sunday. According to the police, the victim girl is a student of Class VI and used to study, along with the accused, in the same school.
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The accused used to harass the girl and when she informed her parents they shifted her to another school instead of lodging a complaint fearing social stigma. Even after this, the accused continued to harass the girl. On Saturday, the accused reached the girl's house on a bike, along with a friend. At that time, the girl was sweeping their front yard when the accused overpowered her by putting a knife to her throat and putting vermillion on her forehead.
Circle Officer Maharajganj town Ajay Singh Chauhan said, "Based on the complaint of the student's father, a case was registered against the accused student under sections 354, 354-B and 352 IPC. The accused has been taken into custody. Being a minor, the accused was produced in the Juvenile Court on Sunday."
