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Mala (32), of Sheikhpur village, was found hanging at her marital home in Lallu Kheda, a hamlet of Salempur village under Maharajpur police station, on Saturday night. Inspector Chakeri police station Ajay Prakash Mishra, inspector Maharajpur police station and other policemen were reported injured.
Police said some protesters verbally abused police personnel and pelted stones when they tried to clear the road. DCP (East) Satyajeet Gupta said two or three policemen suffered minor injuries. Gupta said strict action would be taken against those who attacked police and obstructed traffic.
Her family alleged that she had been murdered and demanded registration of murder case. Additional police personnel removed the body and sent it to Mala’s village. Efforts are underway to identify others involved and determine whether anyone had instigated the violence. The family informed the police, following which police and forensic teams examined the scene before sending the body for postmortem examination.
Kanpur: Five people were detained after a protest over a woman’s death escalated into stone-pelting near Chakeri Airport on Sunday, injuring police personnel and disrupting highway traffic.
Police registered a case based on a written complaint from her family and detained five people for questioning.