Uran murder victim's partiarch: No father should see his child in such a state

Even as the heartbroken father has demanded stringent punishment for the youth suspected to have brutally murdered his 20yearold daughter the Navi Mumbai police have formed different teams to nab the suspect The body of the young working woman from Uran was found at an isolated spot near Uran railway stationThe father of the girl who has been traumatised by the incident said ldquoWe appeal to the state government and the Navi Mumbai police to trace the accused as soon as possible and arrest him Also strict action should be taken against him so that he is punished for the heinous crime he has committed As a father I appeal to the government to impose stringent sections against the accused so that no other person takes the extreme step of killing a girl No father should see his girl in such a staterdquo said the fatherCops in KarnatakaThe Uran police and Navi Mumbai Crime Branch team are already in Karnataka to locate the suspect in his hometown However sources claimed the suspect has fled his hometown as well and efforts to trace him are underway The police hope to unravel the mystery of the murder once the accused is arrestedMeanwhile after news of the girlrsquos body being found in an isolated spot went viral on social media relatives friends and many others raised questions about the brutal murder and demanded action by trending justice for the girl In light of the religious angle to the case many political leaders and organisations have also become involved meeting with the parents and demanding the arrest of the accused and strict action against him to prevent such incidents from happening in the futureMissing on July 25According to the police the father of the girl a 44yearold man works on a contract basis at an Uranbased well known company His family comprises his wife two daughters and son ldquoOn July 25 he returned from work as usual and asked for his daughter His wife told him that she had taken leave from work that day and had left at 1030 am to meet a friend When he called her mobile phone it was switched off After no response till 8 am he approached the police to register a missing personrsquos report However on July 27 around 220 am the Uran police took him to an isolated spot near Uran railway station where he identified the body of his daughter The face was completely damaged and there were stab injuries on the bodyrdquo said the police officerMolestation caseThe police registered a case at Uran police station under section of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita 2023 and started the investigation ldquoDuring the investigation it came to light that the girlrsquos father had registered a case against one Dawood Shaikh in September 2019 for molesting his daughter who was then a minor The FIR claimed the girl was 15 years old and the suspect took the minor to a garden and molested her The suspect had been humiliated and assaulted by the girlrsquos father in publicrdquo said a police sourceWith this clue the Navi Mumbai police including the Uran and Navi Mumbai crime branch started a search operation to trace the suspect ldquoDuring the primary investigation it was learned that the suspect hails from Karnataka and had fled to his hometown However a police team had already reached his hometown but couldnrsquot find him The police team inquired about the accused with his parents who claimed he had left home and hadnrsquot returned Hence the team in Karnataka with the help of technical details and sources are trying to trace the accusedrdquo said a police officerMotive unknownSources from the police said that after seeing the technical details and other evidence it had been found that the girl and the accused were in contact and were frequently talking on phone for hours ldquoRecently on July 25 he returned from Karnataka to meet the girl in Navi Mumbai and later he committed the crime But one point is unclear as even after being in a relationship and having long hours of conversation on phone why did the accused take the extreme step to kill the girl whether it was to take revenge on the girlrsquos father or the girl was not ready for marriage or is there any other reason that would be clear once the accused is arrestedrdquo said a police officerHowever after the news of the girl being brutally killed went viral many local leaders took up the issue demanding justice for the girl Former MP and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya also visited the family of the deceased girl to know the story and demand strict action from the police to arrest the accused20Age in years of the victim