THANE: A 30-year-old security guard was detained after being accused of killing his 12-year-old sister on the grounds that she may have engaged in physical contact with someone. The girl had reached menarche, the first time a girl menstruates, but the brother believed she had engaged in physical contact with someone.
According to senior inspector Madhukar Kad of the Ulhasnagar police station, the girl resided in Ulhasnagar with her brother and sister-in-law.
The girl’s menstrual cycle had begun a few days prior, and she was discharging blood. The brother began to question the girl’s having an affair after he saw the bloodstains on her clothes.
Yet when her brother asked her about the bloodstains, the little girl was unable to answer because she was unaware of the monthly cycle.
“He accused her of having an affair with someone,” Kad told the Media. He also singed her with tongs on the mouth, the back, and other parts of the body due to which she suffered severe burn injuries, said the officer.
The incident was discovered after the youngster was taken to the Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar for treatment, where she was later pronounced brought dead,” the officer claimed.
According to Indian Criminal Code Section 302, a murder case has been reported. A post-mortem has been requested for the girl’s body.
