Purnea, Bihar, reels from a ghastly crime where a schoolboy’s betrayal turned deadly for his 16-year-old girlfriend. The Class 8 student was enticed to a maize field, subjected to gang-rape by the boy and his friends, then killed and strung up on bamboo to fake self-harm. This unfolded in Bakeniya village, Amour thana area.
Missing since Holi shopping lists were being made at home, the girl from Dagruva prompted a desperate two-day search by kin. Friends knew nothing, but phone records pointed to her classmate-lover from Amour. Village pressure cracked his facade, unveiling a two-year affair gone horribly wrong.
That fateful evening, the boy partied with alcohol near the field and called her over. In the bushes, his buddies ambushed her, committing the assault through intimidation. Her threat to expose them triggered the murder—strangulation via dupatta and bare hands. To cover tracks, they dangled her corpse from nearby bamboo.
Caught hiding by locals who alerted police, the boy slipped away via rooftop escape as cops seized the body for examination. Postmortem verified the atrocities. He spilled names of four accomplices, all on the run. As the shattered family buries their daughter, authorities vow relentless pursuit, highlighting urgent needs for youth protection and swift legal action.