“I want to see the accused hanged or set on fire publicly. They tied my
hands and legs and confined me in a dark room. They harassed and burnt me.
Police should give them a stringent punishment,’’ the girl from Padmarao Nagar
told the magistrate who recorded her statement on Thursday.
The girl was confined in a room in Kushaiguda for three days before she
was set afire on Wednesday.
“She is very active and always wanted her brother, Raju to study well so
that he can become a doctor. Due to poverty, she could not continue her
education. But since then, she has been helping out Raju with his studies,” T
Jaya Babu, the girl’s uncle, told Expresso.
Jaya Babu said the girl had asked the magistrate to arrange for an
identification parade of the accused so that they would not escape the law.
The girl also told the police that she could easily identify the three
accused -- Anil Kumar, Charan and Ajay. Kushaiguda police inspector A Muthyam
Reddy said a special team has been constituted to nab the accused at the
earliest.
“She wanted to work as a domestic help to help her brother continue his
studies in a nearby convent. She also promised him to buy new school dress and
books. But all her dreams have been shattered,’’ Jaya Babu lamented.
He recalled that it was because of her efforts that her father, Ch
Krishna, had stopped consuming liquor and started giving money to support the
family.
The girl was spotted at Vijayawada railway station by a family friend,
Kotaiah, last Saturday. Even as he was enquiring about her presence there, a
phone call on his mobile diverted his attention and this was enough for the
accused to whisk her away, Jayababu said.
By Mouli Mareedu
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