UP Police Claim Twist To Sensational Prayagraj Murders, Blame Dalit Man

The police said the man, whom they have arrested, lives in a brick kiln behind the victims' house. He was harassing the young woman and sent her a WhatsApp message saying "I hate you" before the murders, the police said.

A 23-year-old Dalit man has been arrested in the case involving the murder of a Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The local police claim that he carried out the murders along with unidentified accomplices. The police also said the daughter, who was raped and killed, was not a minor and the Sections of the POCSO Act are being removed from the case

The police said the man, whom they have arrested, lives in a brick kiln behind the victims' house. He was harassing the young woman.

The bodies of the family of four were found at their home on Thursday morning. The Police said they were attacked with a sharp weapon. The girl's body was found in a room inside the house, the other three bodies were found in the courtyard

A senior police official in Prayagraj, Prem Prakash, tweeted details of the fresh arrest, saying the name of the 23-year-old was Pawan Saroj and that he had sent a "I hate you" message to the woman hours before her death.