ANGRY OVER BEING REJECTED FOR MARRIAGE, MAN KNIFES GIRL’S FAMILY

KALYAN: The police on Sunday arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly stabbing two relatives of a 14-year-old girl after the minor’s family rejected his marriage proposal. According to police, the accused attempted suicide after the incident, in which both the relatives of the girl were severely injured.

According to police officials, the 14-year-old girl from Kalyan West lives with her family near Ambedkar Road. The accused Avesh Momin, 26, also lives in the same area.

The incident occurred around 11pm on Sunday, when Momin went to the girl’s house and told her that he would kill himself if she refused to marry him. He then sought permission from the girl’s family to marry her.

This led to a full-blown argument between Momin and the girl’s family members. Angry over their response, Momin bashed up the the girl’s brother and her uncle, said a police officer. He added that the accused then took out a sharp weapon from his pocket and stabbed the two. When they tried to overpower him, he slashed his own wrist.

According to police officials, the girl’s relatives suffered severe injuries as Momin beat them badly. As soon as the Bazarpeth police were informed of the incident, a police team reached the spot and detained the accused, and admitted the relatives of the girl to hospital for treatment.

Thereafter, based on the complaint of the girl’s mother, the accused was booked under sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354(d) (stalking), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 309 (attempt suicide), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (insulting modesty of a woman) of the IPC and Section 12 of the POCSO Act.