Udala, Oct 12: In a horrific incident, a 12-year-old tribal girl was allegedly thrashed to death and her body was later hanged over suspicion of stealing marigold plant in Udala block of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district last night.
The minor girl’s parents found her body hanging at their neighbor’s house. The incident has been reported from Bhaluhuruda village in the block.
As per reports, the victim, who was studying in Bhubaneswar, was at her neighbor’s house as her parents had gone to the capital city to get the girl’s certificates so that she can continue her studies in Udala.
Last evening, the victim’s mother Sita Hansda received a call from the neighbor wherein she was informed that her daughter had stolen marigold plant from the backyard.
To their utter shock, when the girl’s parents returned and went to the neighbor’s place, they found their daughter’s body hanging. The body reportedly bore injury marks too.
Though the exact reason behind the death of the minor girl is yet to be ascertained, her family parents have alleged that she was mercilessly thrashed to death and then her body was hung by the irate neighbours who suspected her of having stolen marigold plant from their backyard.
Upon getting the information, Udala police arrived at the place and seized the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.
A case has been registered and further investigation into the matter is underway, said the police.
