#BreakingNews: Minor Girl Murdered in Dehradun – Police Hunt Missing Cousin

A 14-year-old girl from Dehradun's Vikasnagar was found brutally murdered on January 28, 2026, in Chandipur area's roadside bushes, just 100 meters from her home, sparking a desperate police hunt for her absconding cousin. The Class 9 student, last seen leaving with her 17-year-old cousin brother around 6 PM Tuesday, suffered fatal head trauma from a heavy blunt object—suspected stone or hammer—before her body was dragged and dumped. Deep scalp lacerations, fractured skull, and defensive wounds mark the savage attack; no sexual assault evident per initial exam.

Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh confirmed: "FSL teams lifted 14 fingerprints, blood-smeared stone, victim's torn dupatta, and shoeprints (size 9). Cousin, known drug user with prior theft record, prime suspect—last phone pinged 8 km away at 11 PM." The duo reportedly quarreled over her rejecting his advances; witnesses saw them arguing near a handpump before screams faded. Family revealed cousin borrowed Rs 5,000 from victim days prior, vanished post-fight; his abandoned cycle found 2 km away.

Vikasnagar Kotwali registered FIR under BNS Sections 103 (murder), 238 (concealing evidence), and POCSO Act, deploying 5 teams with dog squad across sugarcane fields and Ganga canal. Drones scan forested patches; SSP personally supervises, checking CCTV from 3 km radius capturing hooded figure matching cousin's build. Autopsy at Doon Hospital pegs TOD 7:30-9 PM; viscera tests rule poisoning.

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This tragedy compounds Vikasnagar's lawlessness—same day, two Kashmiri traders beaten by locals over "hawking without permit," accused detained. Community protests demand women's safety patrols; schools shut Thursday. As cousin hunt intensifies with Rs 25,000 reward, chilling family betrayal exposes rural Uttarakhand's hidden fissures.

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