Aligarh (UP), June 9
Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi was today denied permission to visit Tappal township here that was rocked by the murder of a toddler, a senior police official said.
The police also used mild force to disperse an angry crowd gathered here to demand justice for the two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was reportedly strangulated to death after her father failed to repay a loan of Rs 10,000, he said.
Four persons have so far been arrested in the case, the police said. SSP Akash Kulhari said security had been tightened at Tappal as a precautionary measure. “The police denied permission to Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi to visit Tappal on Sunday. She was stopped at the border in view of the prevailing situation at Tappal,” he said.
The officer said police would deal with a heavy hand any attempt to disturb peace in the area. The police had on Saturday evening thwarted an attempt by some protesters, carrying effigies of the accused, from entering the locality housing the families of the accused and the victim. The body of the girl was found in a garbage dump on June 2, three days after she was reported missing.
A case was registered against the main accused identified as Zahid (27). He was arrested on June 4. Shagufta (32) and Mehndi Hasan, the wife and brother of Zahid, were arrested on June 8. The police had also arrested Aslam, 43, on June 4.
Meanwhile, reports said family members of the accused have abandoned their houses after the incident came to the fore. They said other families in the neighbourhood belonging to the minority community have also moved out fearing for their lives. SSP Kulhari, however, rejected such reports. — PTI
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