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Jharkhand News: Class XI girl student murdered in Dhanbad 

SUBHASH MISHRA   Dhanbad, May 8: Class XI girl student of Gandhi Memorial Adivasi Plus-2 High School Polaidih identified as Nisha Mahto was found murdered with her throat…

Jharkhand News: Class XI girl student murdered in Dhanbad 

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SUBHASH MISHRA

 

Dhanbad, May 8: Class XI girl student of Gandhi Memorial Adivasi Plus-2 High School Polaidih identified as Nisha Mahto was found murdered with her throat slit while she was returning from school under Barbadda police station, around 15 km away from the district headquarters in the afternoon today.

Boy found injured with a slit throat

A boy identified as Vishal Rajwar of the same village was also found with a slit throat near the spot in serious condition and was immediately admitted to Shahid Nirma Mahto Medical College Hospital (SNMMCH).

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Getting information, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shankar Kamti and Barbadda police station officer-in-charge Sunil Kumar Ravi reached the spot and began an investigation.

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Police officials said the incident occurred when the girl was returning home after attending school. Nisha set out from school with two other girls from her village.   On the way to the village, her classmates rode on the bike of a boy while she began walking alone.

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When she did not return home after a long time, her mother inquired about other girls in the village.  She along with other members began a search on the way to school and found her slain body. Later, villagers also reached there and found the injured boy Vishal Rajwar lying in some distance.

In the initial investigation, police suspect the involvement of Vishal Rajwar in the crime. The girl had received multiple injuries on her body. Blood spot was found at different places. Police suspect the involvement of another boy who injured Vishal Rajwar.

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