manaloplay Uttar Pradesh: Woman's Semi-Naked, Headless Body Found On Kanpur-Delhi Highway; Probe Underway
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In a horrifying incident, local people discovered a semi-naked and headless body of an unidentified woman on the Kanpur-Delhi highway in Uttar Pradesh's Gujaini on Thursday. As per reports, the localities informed police after spotting the body on the highway. Police are yet to ascertain the woman's identity.
What did the police say?
According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ravinder Kumar, the woman's bones and teeth were broken. No mobile phone, bag or ID card was found near the body. CCTV footage around the highway is also being looked into in a bid to make headway into the case.
"The woman's body has been sent for post-mortem. There are marks of a blunt object on the body. We are probing this case from a murder as well as an accident angle," DCP Kumar further added.
UK Woman Murdered Parents, Lived With Their Bodies Hidden At Home For 4 Years While the immediate cause of the woman's death is still unclear, Kanpur Additional Commissioner Harish Chandra pointed to a road accident.
"It is possible that the accident was caused by a big vehicle. The head was not missing. It had ruptured due to the injury. It has been found now. Clothes have also been found. Other things will be revealed after the postmortem report," he said.
Delhi: Woman's Body Found In Almirah In Dwarka, Father Alleges Live-In Partner's Role Political row erupts in the stateThe horrific death of the woman has sparked a political slugfest in the state as the Opposition parties verbally attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the law and order situation and crimes against women.
Commenting on the incident, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "In another heartbreaking incident of crime against women in UP, a headless, naked body of a woman was found on the highway of Kanpur. Morality says that the evidence of ruthless violence and immense physical torture inflicted on the deceased should not be mentioned."
"The incident should be investigated impartially, and the criminals should be identified and given such a punishment that it creates fear in the minds of those who commit such a crime. Hope the BJP government will get this investigated by rising above politics", he further demanded.
उप्र में महिला अपराध की एक और दिल दहला देनेवाली घटना में कानपुर के हाईवे पर एक महिला की सिर कटी, निर्वस्त्र लाश का मिलना है। मृतका के साथ हुई बेरहम हिंसा और असीम शारीरिक पीड़ा दिये जाने के जो सबूत मिले हैं, नैतिकता कहती है उनका उल्लेख न किया जाए। मृतका के साथ हर संभव प्रताड़ना व…
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 11, 2024Strongly criticising the growing incidents of violence against women in the country, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi cited that 86 women are raped and abused every day in India.
Calling the Kanpur incident heartbreaking, Gandhi said, "Be it at home or outside, on the road or in the office, women are not safe anywhere. Half the population of the country is not only unsafe, but due to such brutality, the morale of crores of women is shattered every day".
मध्य प्रदेश में सेना के अधिकारियों को बंधक बनाकर महिला से गैंगरेप एवं उत्तर प्रदेश में हाईवे पर एक महिला का निर्वस्त्र शव मिलने की घटनाएं दिल दहलाने वाली हैं। देश में हर दिन 86 महिलाएं बलात्कार और बर्बरता का शिकार हो रही हैं। घर से लेकर बाहर तक, सड़क से लेकर दफ्तर तकmanaloplay, महिलाएं…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 12, 2024