Man hacked to death over sexual harassment in Madhya Pradesh

Khandwa police superintendent Vivek Singh said the 55-year-old slain man’s head, legs, and the rest of the body were found floating in a river on Sunday

Bhopal: A 42-year-old man and his brother-in-law allegedly hacked a relative to death for sexually harassing the former’s 14-year-old daughter in Madhya Pradesh Khandwa, police said on Monday. The two accused have been booked for murder.Khandwa police superintendent Vivek Singh said the 55-year-old slain man’s head, legs, and the rest of the body were found floating in a river on Sunday. He cited the investigation in the matter and added the slain man was last seen with the two accused said to be his dant relatives.“The 42-year-old accused confessed to the crime and said…[the slain man] sexually harassed his daughter touching her inappropriately and made obscene comments,” said Singh. The accused said he warned the 55-year-old repeatedly. “On Saturday, the accused claimed the man again touched his daughter inappropriately and so he killed him in the night with help of his brother-in-law. He cut him into three pieces with an axe and threw the body parts into the river.”

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