A 22-year-old man allegedly murdered a Dalit woman and abducted her daughter at a village in Meerut on Thursday (January 8, 2026) morning, police said. They were intercepted near a canal by the accused, identified as Paras, who worked as a compounder for a local doctor. “The recent incident in Sardhana police station area of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit mother was murdered and her daughter abducted, is extremely tragic, shameful, and deeply concerning,” she wrote in a post on X. The family has been assured that the remaining accused would be arrested and strict action will be taken against them. The deceased woman was cremated late in the evening following several hours of negotiations between the grieving family and the administration.

Source: The Hindu January 10, 2026 13:05 UTC