A 17-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death with a sword by an unidentified man outside her school at Kotma town here in the district, the police said today.
The incident took place yesterday morning when the girl, a student of Class 12, was on her way to school to appear for her exams, they said.
According to police, as per the information provided by the victim's family, a man was stalking her for quite some time.
"The suspect was following the girl yesterday as well.
When she reached near school, he suddenly struck the girl on her neck with a sword three to four times, killing her on the spot," Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Jain said.
A school teacher, who witnessed the incident, raised an alarm after which the man fled from the spot leaving the blood-stained sword behind, the SP said.
The school authorities informed the police about the incident.
Police said they have recovered the body and also seized the sword from the spot.
"Based on the inputs provided by the victim's kin, police have rounded up some suspects and the interrogation is on," the SP said.
A case under IPC section 302 (murder) has been registered, police said.
Earlier, with a total of 6,096 cases of violent incidents reported in Mumbai, the city ranks second after Delhi which reported 15,297 cases in 2016. Maharashtra reported a total of 42,468 violent crime cases last year. Mumbai stands second after Delhi in cases of sexual exploitation against women.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 2,299 murder cases were registered in Maharashtra of which 147 cases were reported in Mumbai. The city also reported 712 cases of rape in 2016, with Delhi at a record of 1,996 cases.
In 2016, of the 19 metropolitan cities, 647 cases of senior citizens being cheated were reported, of which 336 cases were registered in Mumbai, followed by Delhi in which 108 cases were registered. Moreover, a total number of cases registered by senior citizens being robbed off was more in Mumbai with 373 cases followed by 91 cases in Delhi and 46 cases in Bengaluru.
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