Jaipur: Family members of a 16-year-old student, whose body was discovered on the porch roof of an apartment complex on Saturday, staged a protest outside the SMS Hospital mortuary on Sunday. They refused to accept the body, alleging foul play, and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.
Family Alleges Threats from Instagram Friend
The family claimed that a young man, who had befriended the girl through Instagram and allegedly belonged to an influential family, was in regular contact with her. According to relatives, the teenager stopped communicating with him five to seven days before her death. Following this, he allegedly threatened her and boasted that no one could take action against him.
Emotional Appeal for Justice
The girl's mother broke down repeatedly outside the mortuary, while her father appealed to the police to conduct a fair investigation and take strict action against anyone found responsible. The family members accused the police of attempting to treat the case as a suicide, despite what they described as clear indications of foul play.
Questions Over Police Handling
The family also questioned the sequence of events, alleging that police initially stated the girl had not entered the apartment complex, but later recovered her body from the first-floor porch roof of the building. The student's body was found around 7:30 am on Saturday, nearly 12 hours after she was reported missing. The apartment complex is located about 1.5 kilometers from her residence.
Police Investigation Underway
Police recovered the girl's slippers and spectacles from the building's rooftop. A post-mortem examination was conducted by a medical board, while investigators began examining both suicide and murder angles. Police officials stated that all concerns raised by the family would be taken into account during the investigation.
