Uttar Pradesh shame: Class 9 girl gang-raped, murdered in Aligarh

A 17-year-old girl was on her way to school on a bicycle on Wednesday when the accused waylaid her. She was then raped and murdered in Harduganj area.

Aligarh: In a heinous incident, a 17-year-old girl was gang-rape and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town on Wednesday.

In the wake of the incident, angry villagers attacked four policemen.

The Class 9 student was on her way to school on a bicycle on Wednesday when the accused waylaid her. She was then raped and murdered in Harduganj area.

As news spread, angry villagers assaulted policemen who arrived on the spot. Senior police officials rushed to the spot and managed to control the situation.

Police said that a case has been registered against four unidentified youths and that two persons have been picked up for questioning.

But there are no arrests in the case as yet.

(With PTI inputs)