Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Paras, 22, a medical compounder who knew the 20-year-old woman.
- The attack occurred around 8 a.m. near a canal as the mother and daughter walked to their fields, with the mother struck by a sugarcane-cutting tool.
- Residents took the injured woman to a hospital where she died, and officers say efforts continue to locate the abducted daughter.
- Protests broke out, including participation by Bhim Army members, and an ambulance was vandalized during a confrontation over moving the body.
- Authorities deployed reinforcements and detained the suspect’s grandparents, while leaders including BSP chief Mayawati condemned the crime.