She, alongside together with her lover, attacked the 2 women with a shovel and slit their throats. (Representative Image: Shutterstock)
The law enforcement officials stated that Anjali’s behaviour was uncommon as a result of the second her sisters noticed her, she picked up a shovel and attacked them
Anjali Pal had simply turned 19 and was trying to a fairy-tale life together with her lover, additionally of the identical age. Her mother and father had been unaware of her love story and he or she was ready for her lover to get a job in order that she may inform her mother and father of her intentions to marry him.
It was an October night (2023) when her mother and father had gone to go to some family members and it could be some hours earlier than they returned.
Anjali’s two sisters — Surabhi (6) and Roshni (7) — had gone out to play when her lover. She requested him to come back over since she was alone at residence at the moment.
He got here and inside no time, the 2 received intimate. Just then the 2 sisters returned from play and opened the door of Anjali’s room. They caught the couple in a compromising place and Anjali feared that they’d spill the beans earlier than the mother and father.
She, alongside together with her lover, then attacked the 2 women with a shovel and slit their throats.
When her mother and father returned, she joined the household in mourning.
“When police reached the site, a shovel with blood stains (appeared to have been cleaned) was recovered. We also found some clothes being left to dry inside the house,” a senior police official stated.
ASP Satyapal Singh, who had reached the spot, stated, “Anjali was very calm during investigation and this created suspicion. Her statements were also contradictory.”
The police learnt about her affair with a neighborhood youth and questioned her. She lastly broke down and confessed to the crime after which she was arrested.
Jaiveer, her father and a farmer in Bahadurpur village within the district, couldn’t consider that his daughter may commit such a criminal offense.
“She never displayed any signs of aggression and loved her siblings. I cannot digest it that Anjali killed her sisters,” the distraught father stated.
The law enforcement officials stated that Anjali’s behaviour was uncommon as a result of the second her sisters noticed her, she picked up a shovel and attacked them.
“Seeing the girls lying in a pool of blood, she remained calm, washed the shovel, sent away her lover and even washed her clothes. It is shocking that such a young girl could indulge in such heinous crime. Even after her arrest, she remained unusually calm,” a police officer stated.
Dr R Okay Saxena, a psychiatrist, stated: “A significant point in the case is that Anjali was a mobile addict and must have been watching clips related to sex and crime. Committing a crime, therefore, did not seem a big deal for her. Majority of the teens who commit crime — girls or boys — have been found to have unlimited access to mobile phones and internet.”
The physician additionally known as for making legal guidelines for juvenile extra stringent.
“Juvenile criminals are sent to shelter homes and get released after three years. We need to take a relook at the laws because someone who can commit such heinous crimes needs punishment that is commensurate with the gravity of the crime. In this case, Anjali killed two minor sisters and did not show any remorse which makes the crime serious,” he stated.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – IANS)
