Barabanki, Oct. 24 -- A 17-year-old girl was brutally hacked to death allegedly by her stepfather in Mamapur Takiya village under Deva police station limits in Barabanki, police said today.
According to police sources, the accused, Hafeezullah, was taken into custody soon after the incident. The victim, Joya Bano, was reportedly the daughter of Hafeezullah's wife Zubaida from her first marriage.
Family members informed police that Joya was resting in a room with her younger sisters, Chanda, Sonam, and Khushboo, yesterday night when the incident took place. Hearing her cries, other members of the household rushed to the room and found Joya lying in a pool of blood. She could not be saved despite immediate efforts by the family to get help....