Ayodhya shocker: 17-year-old hacks sister to death with axe for talking to male friend; minor in custody | Lucknow News
AYODHYA: A 17-year-old boy allegedly hacked his 22-year-old sister to death with an axe after objecting to her phone conversation with a male acquaintance in Ayodhya on Saturday evening. According to police, the incident took place on Saturday when the siblings were alone in the house. Their mother informed police that her daughter was speaking on the phone with someone known to her. The girl’s younger brother reportedly objected, and the disagreement quickly escalated into a heated argument. In a sudden fit of rage, the boy allegedly picked up an axe lying nearby and struck his sister multiple times, killing her on the spot, said police, qouting their mother. The local police rushed to the scene on the information of the victim’s mother, took custody of the body, and sent it for postmortem. The accused, a minor, has been taken into protective custody, and legal proceedings are being carried out under the Juvenile Justice Act. Senior officials, including ASP (Rural) Balwant Chaudhary, CO Rudauli Ashish Nigam, and SHO Patranga Shashikant Yadav, visited the spot and are monitoring the investigation. SP Chaudhary confirmed that the incident appeared to be the result of a sudden domestic dispute, but all aspects are being closely examined. Police said that in the past, the boy also objected to his sister talking over the phone with her male acquaintance.
