Cops remove girl’s halfburnt body from pyre in Rohtak
Class 11 student was being discretely cremated by her kin
HISAR: The Haryana police on Sunday pulled out the halfburnt body of a Class 11 girl from the funeral pyre in Behbal village under the Meham subdivision of Rohtak district, suspecting honour killing.
The police control room received a call from a villager that a family of a 17-year-old girl took her body to the crematorium, without informing anyone in the village.
Suspecting foul play behind her death, the Meham police reached the spot with forensic experts.
The fire was extinguished and by firefighter and the halfburnt body was pulled out from the pyre, a senior police official said.
The experts took samples from the body, which were sent to a forensic lab to know the exact cause of death of the victim.
He said the girl’s family told the police that she died after complaining of discomfort in her chest and stomach.
“The body has been sent for post-mortem at the PGIMS, Rohtak. We are awaiting the report and will initiate further action accordingly,” the official said.
Police officials suspected that the girl could have been strangulated.
“We have sent the remains for forensic examination,” a police official said.
POLICE CONTROL ROOM RECEIVED A CALL FROM A VILLAGER ABOUT ONGOING CREMATION