'Will Resign If...': Samajwadi MP Breaks Down Over Dalit Woman's Murder In Ayodhya
The body of the victim, who had gone missing on Thursday, was found dumped near a drain outside her village in Ayodhya on Saturday
Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad broke down while addressing a press conference on Sunday, saying that he would resign from Lok Sabha if no justice is served to the family of a Dalit girl whose unclothed body was discovered in a village in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
The body of the victim, who had gone missing on Thursday, was found dumped near a drain outside her village in Ayodhya on Saturday, with deep cuts, fractures, and signs of physical violence, the police said. Ayodhya belongs to the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency.
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“Let me go to Delhi. I will bring this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attention on Lok Sabha’s floor. I will resign from the Lok Sabha if I fail to bring justice to the victim. I have failed. It’s our collective failure. How will history remember us?" said Prasad,
“Lord Ram, Mother Sita, where are you?" he added.
In the now-viral video, the Samajwadi Party MP is seen crying while other leaders attempt to console him, with one heard saying, “People elected you to bring justice. Keep up the fight."
#WATCH | SP MP Awadhesh Prasad breaks down as he addresses a press conference on the incident wherein the body of a girl, who was missing for 3 days, was found in a field in Ayodhya.He says, “Let me go to Lok Sabha, I will speak with PM Modi. If justice is not served, I will… pic.twitter.com/8SvPUYaArR
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2025
Ayodhya Murder Case
Ayodhya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajkaran Nayyar confirmed that a suspect has been detained for questioning. He added that special investigation teams have been formed to probe the case.
As per the police records, the girl had gone missing on the night of January 30, when she was last seen sleeping with her sister.
Her body was discovered on February 1 morning by her brother-in-law, approximately 500 meters from the village, in a small canal. The victim’s family has alleged murder claiming that her body showed signs of brutal torture, PTI reported.
They claimed that the woman’s eyes were missing from her body and that her limbs had been tied with ropes. The condition of the body was so horrific that her elder sister and two other women fainted upon seeing it, family members claimed.
Villagers who helped transport the body also noted that her leg appeared fractured.
Circle officer Ashutosh Tiwari confirmed that a missing person report had been filed on Friday after the family’s complaint, and police initiated a search.
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