There has been an uproar after the brutal murder of a 21 year old boy in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The administration has imposed section 144 in Saluni sub-division while 5 people have been arrested in the case.
After beating the young man to death, the accused cut him into seven pieces and hid them in a drain. which have been recovered.
After killing the youth of the village, the accused put the dead body in a gunny bag and put it in the hideout. On June 6, the relatives lodged a complaint with the local police.The body of 25-year-old, who was residence of Bhandal village, was recovered on June 9 from the forest area in Salooni area.
Sources said Manohar was killed and his body was disposed off in a sewer in forest area.
Since the murder, the issue was flared up on social media that led to communal tensions which culminated in burning of the house of accused today.
The brutal murder had evoked strong reaction from the people. The locals held demonstrations and demanded arrest of the accused.
The Chamba police arrested three people of a family for allegedly murdering Manohar. It was being expected that Manohar was in love with a girl. Her family was reportedly against their relation and hence killed Manohar.
The case took communal angle as the girl and the boy were from different religions.
As per the complaint registered by the family of the deceased, girl’s family was unhappy over the relation of Manohar with their daughter. They allegedly forced the girl to call Manohar to their home, where they beat him to death and later disposed off his body in a nearby forest area.
But people are adamant on demanding punishment for the entire family involved in the murder of the youth. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Yadav told the people that on the basis of suspicion, the police have detained the entire family members on the charge of murder. Further action is being taken.
SP Chamba, Abhishek Yadav, when contacted said three people, including Shabir, Farida and Musafir had been arrested on charges of murder and two minors have been detained in the case. He said that deceased Manohar had affair with minor girl. He was caught by the family members of the girl on June 9 with the girl that led to a scuffle. In the brawl, Manohar died. The accused in the case disposed off the body of Manohar in a sewer in the forest area which was later discovered by locals, he said.
On Friday, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur reached Chamba to meet the family of deceased Manohar Lal, but due to Section 144 in Saluni sub-division, he was stopped at Chohda itself.
