Bihar: Teenage bride murdered by her own family in caste-related honor killing

Crime News: In a shocking incident from Aurangabad, Bihar, a 14-year-old girl fell victim to a brutal honor killing after expressing her desire to marry a boy from another caste. The young girl, whose name has not been disclosed, was determined to wed her lover despite her family's vehement opposition. "I will become a bride only for him. We are going to get married," she reportedly told her family in defiance. The situation escalated when her family, unable to accept her decision, decided to take matters into their own hands.

Family's deadly plot

The girl's grandparents, along with her two uncles, conspired to end her life. On a fateful Thursday night, while the girl was asleep, her grandfather, Ghura Paswan, and her uncles, Rahul Kumar and Ravi Kumar, strangled her to death. The body was then disposed of in a pond in Putharva village, under the Nabinagar police station area. On Friday, the girl's lifeless body was discovered, sparking an investigation that would soon reveal the horrifying truth.

Innocent man behind bars

Following the discovery of the body, the girl's grandmother, Bhagmania Devi, filed a case against Vivek Chauhan, the boy the girl was in love with, along with his brother Ashok Chauhan and their aunt Urmila Devi. They were accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, as well as the POCSO and SC/ST Act. The main accused, Vivek Chauhan, was swiftly arrested and sent to jail.

Scientific evidence clears innocent

However, as the investigation progressed, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sanjay Kumar Pandey, began to suspect the girl's family. Scientific evidence and witness statements eventually pointed to a different narrative. The SIT uncovered that the girl was a victim of an honor killing orchestrated by her own family. The investigation revealed that the girl, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste, was killed by her relatives to prevent her marriage to Vivek Chauhan, a boy from a different caste.

Family members arrested

The grandfather, Ghura Paswan, grandmother Bhagmania Devi, and uncles Rahul Kumar and Ravi Kumar were all arrested and confessed to the crime. They admitted to murdering the girl to "save the family’s honor." All four have been sent to jail, and the case continues to unfold as the legal process takes its course.