The teen, who was from Mantoli village in India’s northeastern Uttarakh and state, was murdered in her bed in the middle of the night after her family discovered she was pregnant
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Demonstrators from the National Congress Party (NCP) holding placards protest against rapes in Ranchi, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and other regions (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
An enraged dad strangled his pregnant 17-year-old daughter to death to preserve the family honour.
The teen, from Mantoli village in India's northeastern Uttarakh and state, was murdered in her bed after it was revealed she was pregnant, according to police.
They also said they suspected the girl had been raped and are investigating how she came to be pregnant.
She had been living with her grandparents, who discovered the pregnancy while escorting her on a hospital visit last week.
They told the girl's father about the pregnancy, who arrived at their house in the early hours of the morning and strangled her as she slept.
Demonstrators hold placards to protest against sexual assaults on women
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He then told villagers the very next day that she had killed herself and he had already buried her body.
Chief officer of Kapkot, Suneeta, told the Times of India: "We had been informed by the hospital on Tuesday that a teenage girl was pregnant.
"Therefore, it could be a case under the POSCO act. However, when we enquired the next day, we found the girl was already dead and buried.
"We have taken the DNA sample of the foetus and are investigating who raped the girl.
The sickening murder comes weeks after another girl, 14, fought off two rapists before being burned to death
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"The investigation is on and the culprit will be caught soon."
The sickening murder comes weeks after another girl, 14, fought off two rapists before being burned to death when her attackers became enraged with her resistance.
She was admitted to hospital in Raipur with burns to 80% of her body but later died.
Police said she managed to tell them the identity of her attackers before she died.
Activists claim the 40,000 number is just the tip of the iceberg as many victims are afraid to report the crimes due to threats by perpetrators
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In another horrifying attack, a four-year-old girl was dumped in a well after being rapd and murdered in Chhatarpur.
There were some 40,000 rapes reported in India in 2016, according to the most recent official figures available.
Activists claim the 40,000 number is just the tip of the iceberg as many victims are afraid to report the crimes due to threats by perpetrators or the social stigma attached to sexual assaults.
Sourse: www.mirror.co.uk
