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In a scary development, nine women 𝄹in Uttar Pradesh's Shahi-Sheeshgarh area in Bareil꧃ly have been allegedly strangled to death since last year. The killer being on the loose has sent locals in the area in a grip of fear. According to police, all the murders have been perpetrated by the same person.
9 women strangled to death: Timeline of murders
1st murder- On July 22 las🅷t year, the first murder took place when Kusma from Kha💫juria village was killed.
2nd murder- The second victim in the series was Veeravati from Seva Jwalapur village, who was strangled on Augus💃t 23 🐈last year.
3rd murder- The third victim 🍌was Mehmoodan, an elderlꩲy woman, who was found in a sugarcane field on October 31, 2023.
Fouth and fifth murder- The fourth victim in the case was Dulaaro Devi, from Kharsaini villageꦺ. Her body was found on November 20 the same year, followed by Urmila Devi from Jagdishpur village who was strangled with her own sari on November 26.
Sixth murder- Kalawati from Partapur village became𒀰 the sixth victim in the series of murders. Her body was found in a forest on June 5 this year.
Seventh and eighth murder- The body of the next victim, Dhanwati from Kulcha village, was also discovered in a sugarcane field by the Shahi Road on June 19. On June 30, Premwati from Anandpur village, was also killed in a similar man🐲ner.
Nineth murderꦍ- The latest victim, Anita Devi from Haujpur village, was found strangled on July 2🍌,
Women strangled in Bareilly: Investigation underway
Owing to lack of leads, Bareilly Range's Inspect♉or General of Police Rakesh Singh is now directly leading the investigation. "All nine murders share a similar nature. The local police have not been able to crack the case, and this inacti꧃vity cannot continue," Singh said on Wednesday.
A year on, the Bareilly police has issued sketches of suspe🌱cts on the basis of eyewitness descriptions.
"We have activ🐻ated the circle office꧒rs of Meerganj and Baheri, and the sketches are being circulated throughout the area. We are receiving daily progress reports from both the circle officers and the station house officers," Singh said. Despite these efforts, the investigation has seen little progress.
"The sketches were released three days ago, but we have n🌱ot received any significant leads yet," Singh said.
SP (Bareilly South) Manush Pareek said, "We are working tirelessജly on this case. The identities of those who provide information will be kept confidential."
