Jammu | Teen kills grandmother, injures three other family members

Jammu: In a shocking incident, a teenage girl stabbed her grandmother to death and seriously injured three other family members including her father in village Behota (Khatrar) village in District Doda.

The family members alleged that some spiritual powers forced the accused to attack the family members.

According to reports, Tassi Devi age 65 yrs (grandmother of accused), wife of Chaya Ram was found stabbed to death inside home at Behota village, about 15 km from District headquarter, while her son Munshi Ram, her grand-son Suresh Kumar and her grand-daughter Asha Devi were seriously injured reportedly by Reeta Devi with a sharp-edged weapon.

“The injured, in their statements, have said that the girl was under the influence of some spiritual power and attacked her grandmother several times with a sharp-edged weapon and also injured her father Munshi Ram, brother Suresh Kumar and minor sister Asha Devi,” said Nazir Ahmed, a police officer in Goha.

Police said, neighbours after hearing screams rushed inside the house to find all four persons in pool of blood. They immediately informed the police and shifted them to Primary Health Center Goha, where doctors declared the old lady as brought dead.

According to locals, after first aid at PHC Goha, the three seriously injured were shifted to District Hospital Doda, where they are undergoing treatment.

DSP, Doda (Headquarters), Iftaqar Ahmed said: “The police have recovered the weapon and arrested the girl, who is probably mentally unstable. A case has been lodged against her at the police station concerned.”

“As of now, reason behind this gruesome attack is not known but we have started the investigation after registering FIR (239/17) under Section 302, 307 and 323 RPC at Police Station Doda, said DySP Iftikhar.