Hyderabad Girl Dies After Being Stabbed 21 Times By Neighbour Over Cricket Bat News24 –

In a tragic incident, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed to death by her 14-year-old neighbour in Hyderabad. The girl was stabbed 21 times by the neighbour, who wanted to steal her cricket bat.

According to NDTV, the deceased has been identified as Sahasra, a class 6 student. The girl’s father is a mechanic and her mother works as a lab technician.

As per reports, the victim was alone at home when the incident took place. The girl’s six-year-old brother had gone to school.

The girl’s father returned home and found his daughter in a pool of blood. The police arrested the neighbour four days after the incident.

Miscreant injured during police encounter in Ghaziabad

In a seperate incident, a miscreant sustained a bullet injury after the police shot him in retaliatory fire during an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad on Thursday night, police said.

As per Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Indirapuram, Abhishek Srivastava, the police had set up a checkpost on Thursday night and saw a man approaching on a motorbike. He was asked to stop and cooperate with the police; however, the miscreant tried to flee and fired on the police team.

He was later injured in retaliatory fire by the police officials and has been admitted to a hospital for further treatment. In a preliminary investigation, it was found that the miscreant was registered of theft and snatching cases in various police stations.