DALTONGANJ: Mystery shrouds over the suspicious death of a 17-year-old girl, who was found hanging from a low height branch of a tree in Laal Mati forest under Panki police station area on Wednesday.
The deceased was a class X student studying in a local government school, said police.
Her father, Shiv Narayan Prajapati was said to be a local BJP leader even though police haven’t confirmed this officially.
Palamu SP Sanjeev Kumar said the deceased had some injuries on her neck and in her right eye.
“She had no other marks of injury on her body.” Her dupatta was used to hang her and legs were touching the ground turning police suspicious whether it was a suicide or murder.
SP said, “The girl was missing since Sunday as her family member reached Panki police station only Monday in the evening to file a complaint.” The deceased girl hailed from a potter caste family.
Police have detained a boy friend of the deceased.
Officer in charge of the Panki police station Ashok Kumar opined the girl was killed somewhere else and to pass it as a case of death by hanging was brought to Lal Mati forest where she was hooked by her dupatta to a branch of the tree.
“Her clothes had no sign of resistance,” he said, adding police have registered the case of murder.
However, sources said that this could be a case of the honour killing as well but police haven’t commented anything on it.
About deceased father’s BJP links, SP said, “People around him are saying so but he hasn’t told anything to this to us.
We are looking to the role of her boyfriend and further probe is still on.” State BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo on the other hand questioned the law and order in the state and attack of BJP leader’s family.
“Party will launch an agitation if culprits are not held soon,” he tweeted.