UP Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says She Was Killed For Backing BJP
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The BJP has launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party over the woman's death
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP in the bypolls being held today.
Police said Prashant Yadav and Mohan Katheria have been arrested in a case registered on the complaint of the woman's father. "The parents of the woman have said the accused killed her because she wanted to vote for the BJP," Mainpuri district police chief Vinod Kumar said.
The victim's father alleged that when Prashant Yadav came to their home three days back asked her which party she would vote for, she replied she would vote 'lotus' -- BJP's symbol -- because her family got a home under the PM Awas Yojana. Yadav then threatened her and asked her to vote for 'cycle' -- the Samajwadi Party's election symbol, the woman's father alleged.
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