SHAHJAHANPUR: A 16-year-old boy was allegedly hacked with a

by family members of a girl after he sneaked into her house at midnight in Neemgaon in Lakhimpur Kheri district to meet her. The accused dumped the boy, who was bleeding profusely, outside his house after attacking him on Wednesday. The boy died at the hospital on Thursday following which a case of

was registered against three members of the girl’s family. The father of the girl has been arrested and has claimed that the youth was harassing his daughter.

The boy and the girl belonged to the same village and were reportedly in a relationship. On Wednesday night, the family members found the two meeting in the house and got furious. The boy, who worked as a daily wager, was in a relationship with the girl, also a minor, and had sneaked into the house to meet her. He was spotted by one of the family members who raised an alarm following which some of girl’s kin allegedly

him with a sickle.

The boy was then dragged to his house just a few metres away and dumped there. His family took him to the hospital from where he was referred to a higher centre in Lucknow where he died on Thursday. A case was registered against three of the girl’s family members, including the father, under section 302 (murder) of the IPC. Two constables have been posted in the village to maintain peace.

SHO Neemgaon police station Paan Singh told TOI, “Initial investigation suggests that the boy was in a relationship with the girl. The family members were angry after discovering him in their house.” The father of the girl was arrested on Thursday.