Class 12 girl rejects relationship proposal, stabbed to death by youth in Gujarat's Valsad

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• Aug 26, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

Police reported that in an effort to apprehend the perpetrator, who is still at large, they had enhanced checking at various locations.

Digital Desk: According to reports, a classmate from Gujarat's Valsad
region was fatally stabbed after declining a young man's plea for a love
engagement. The incident occurred on Thursday in the district's Umagram
neighbourhood.

The 18-year-old victim has been identified as Hema Yadav. The accused
stabbed the girl on a road close to the village of Dahad. Police have
identified Pankaj Paswan, the victim's next-door neighbour, as the alleged
murderer.

Paswan attacked the girl at 2:30 p.m. as she was riding her scooter home
from her tutoring programme. The vicious assault was carried out by the accused
and his two young friends, according to a Times of India article.

Following her classes, she also went to her friend's house. On the way
back from there, Paswan lost sight of her. Initial evidence, according to the
authorities, indicated that Paswan stabbed the girl. While the police have two
minors in custody and it is claimed that his friends were not involved in the
stabbing, the primary suspect, Paswan, is still fugitive.

"Small-time suspects are being detained. They were accompanied by
the accused Paswan "a police officer said.

Police reported that in an effort to apprehend the perpetrator, who is
still at large, they had enhanced checking at various locations.

The accused was forcing
the girl into a relationship despite the fact that she had no interest,
according to the police. The victim had additionally informed her parents about
the Paswan's advances.