Man beheads sister, takes her severed head to police station in UP’s Barabanki

A shocking incident took place in Uttar Pradesh‘s Barabanki, where a young man turned himself in after he walked to the police station with the severed head of his sister, who he killed over her relationship, the police said. The accused has been arrested.

The heart-wrenching incident happened in the Mithwara village in the Fatehpur area in Barabanki following an argument between 22-year-old Riyaz and his sister 18-year-old Aashifa.

How accused Riyaz was arrested?

Additional Superintendent of Police, Ashutosh Mishra said, the accused, Riyaz allegedly behead his sister with a sharp weapon and was on his way to the police station with her head in his hand when the police arrested him.

The victim has recently eloped with her partner Chand Babu, a resident of the same village, Mishra said.

However, the police recovered Riyaz’s sister, Ashifa, a couple of days later and sent Babu to jail based on a complaint filed by the woman’s family members, the ASP added.

Ashifa’s body sent for autopsy 

Further, a police team reached the location where the 18-year-old woman was beheaded and sent the body for post-mortem after collecting the required evidence from the site of the incident, he said.

During the investigation, the locals told the police that the accused, Riyaz was opposed to his sister’s relationship and the two often quarrelled over the issue.

Taking notes from the incident, a case has been lodged against the accused and he has been arrested, Mishra said.