AGRA: In a horrendous murder, muscle men of upper caste electrocuted a 12-year-old ‘jaatav’ boy for merely plucking corn from their farm field in Agra.

The incident took place in Ishapur village of Barahan area on Wednesday evening. The victim was identified as Anuj Kumar. His body was found in corn field, with injury and electrocution marks.

As per sources, four teenage boys of dalit community were on outing, enjoying swimming in a canal, when they saw crop of corn in nearby field. The four decided to pluck few and eat. While they were plucking corn, the farm field owner, a ‘Bhagel brahmin’ came along with his two other aide and nabbed one boy along with corn.

According to victim’s father, RajKumar, “Three men including owner of corn farm field Narendra Sharma, took my son in nearby hut and mercilessly electrocuted him.”

He said, “When Anuj did not returned home till night, I enquired his friends about his whereabouts, who informed me that Narendra and his aide had caught him while we were plucking corns in field.”

The fact was confirmed by the three friends (Brijesh, Sumit and Sachin) of Anuj.

As per source, “At around 9 pm the three friends of Anuj along with his father went to search him in the cornfield where he was last seen. They found his body with no pulse. After the incident, the villagers went to police station and complaint about the gruesome murder of the kid.”

Speaking to TOI, Awdesh Kumar Tripathi, station officer of Barahan, “We have booked Narendra Sharma and his two aide Rakesh and Dewana under IPC section 302 (punishment for murder), 201 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) and 325 (Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt).”

“We have arrested Narendra, but his two aide are at large after the incident. The victim’s body has been sent for post mortem. Our men are searching for the rest two accused men, soon they will be caught,” he added.



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