Mathura,(Uttar Pradesh), June 23: The police have arrested two persons for assaulting a 17-year old girl and throwing her off the roof in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
A search for the remaining accused has been launched, the local police said.
The accused had been harassing her for some time. The police said the victim's family has alleged that Dileep, Kaushal and Avanish, residents of the same area, had harassed her on prior occasions.
The accused entered the minor’s home and took her to the second floor from where they threw her off the terrace, police said.
“We received a complaint from the parents of a minor that some people came to harass her and they made an attempt on her life by throwing her off the roof. An FIR has been filed against the accused for an attempt to murder and other relevant sections have also been applied under the law.
Two persons have been arrested and the remaining accused will also be apprehended. Further investigation is pending,” said Shrish Chandra, SP Rural Mathura.
The accused forcefully entered the girl’s house at around 9 pm on Monday and took her to the roof. The accused beat her and pushed her off the roof’s ledge in a fit of rage, the family alleged.
According to the victim’s family, the accused would pass lewd comments and the harassment had been going on for months.
CCTV footage of the incident has also surfaced, in which the girl can be seen falling on the ground. Locals can be seen rushing to rescue her, the local police said.
The girl is currently stable and being treated for fractures and head and shoulder injuries said police. Two of the accused, Dileep and Kaushal, have been arrested, said a media report.