Local people present at the scene
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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There was a stir in the entire area when the dead body of an unknown girl was found on Friday morning under the Jhajha bridge of Shivsinghpura village under Khanpur police station area of Samastipur district. At the spot, rope marks on the girl’s neck and serious injuries on her eyes were seen, due to which it is being speculated that the girl was murdered somewhere else. Then later the body was thrown here.
The deceased could not be identified
According to the local people, some people who were out on a morning walk saw the dead body of the girl under the bridge and immediately informed other villagers. Within some time, a large number of people gathered at the spot, but no one in the crowd could identify the deceased. The deceased girl was wearing jeans and a top, due to which her age seems to be of the youth group. An atmosphere of various kinds of discussions has been created in the area regarding the incident.
‘Marks of rope found on girl’s neck’
After receiving information about the incident, Khanpur police immediately reached the spot and started investigating the matter. Sadar DSP Vijay Mahato said that in the preliminary investigation, marks of rope have been found on the neck of the girl, due to which murder is being suspected. At present, the police have taken the body in their custody and sent it to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem and efforts are on to identify the girl.
The police is trying to get to the bottom of this matter and is investigating from all possible angles. The police have also appealed for cooperation from the local people, so that the girl can be identified soon and the case can be solved.
