No breakthrough in rape, murder case of 17-yr-old Mataur resident

Tribune News Service

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Mohali, November 25

More than a fortnight after a 17-year-old girl, a resident of Mataur village, went missing and was later found murdered in a deserted area, the local police are still groping in the dark.

The victim’s brother, Vishnu, who had registered a complaint at the Phase VIII police station, said, “Some police officers came to our neighbourhood last week and asked whether my sister had enmity with anyone. But, the police are yet to arrest anyone in the case.”

The victim, who worked as a caretaker, went missing on November 9. In his complaint to the police, the victim’s brother had stated that his sister had not returned from her workplace on November 9.

On November 14, her maggot-infected body was recovered from bushes in a deserted area opposite Mayo Hospital in Sector 69. As per a CCTV camera recording in the vicinity, the victim was seen leaving the area at 4:28 pm.

The post-mortem had confirmed that the victim was raped before she was murdered and the victim’s body had nine to 10 stabs. She had injuries in the abdomen, stomach, back and on one side of vagina, possibly inflicted with a sharp-edged weapon.

Sub-Inspector Rajiv Kumar, Station House Officer, Phase VIII police station, said the investigation into the case was in progress.

No trace of girl

• There has been no breakthrough in case of another minor girl, who had gone missing from Mataur village on November 16. The girl, Shivani (15), worked as a maid at a school in Sector 70.
• The victim had left her house in Mataur on November 16 evening to visit her aunt’s house, who lives nearby. However, her family later found out that she had not gone to her aunt’s house and did not return. The police said they were yet to make an arrest in the case.