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Teen Dies After Uncle Assaults Her Over Father Insults
9 Nov
Summary
- A 17-year-old girl died by suicide after alleged assault by her uncle.
- The assault occurred when she objected to her uncle abusing her father.
- Police are investigating after a named complaint was filed against the uncles.
A 17-year-old intermediate student in Bareilly's Subhashnagar area allegedly died by suicide following an assault by her uncle. The incident occurred on Diwali night when the uncle, Raja, allegedly began abusing the girl's father. The deceased, Nancy Kashyap, intervened and objected to the abuse, leading Raja to assault her. Her mother was also reportedly kicked when she tried to intervene.
Nancy then went to the police station to file a complaint against her uncle. Her father alleges that the police did not act promptly on her complaint. Upon returning home, Nancy was allegedly assaulted again by Raja, who was reportedly angered by her visit to the police. Later that night, she was found to have hanged herself.
Her family rushed her to multiple hospitals, but she was declared dead. Her father has filed a named complaint against his two brothers, alleging drug addiction and harassment by one of the accused uncles. Police have taken the body for postmortem, and an investigation is ongoing.
