Overview
- The body of a 17-year-old OBC girl was found in the Ganga in Ghazipur, and her family alleged rape and murder.
- Police say they registered a murder case and arrested the main accused, though the post-mortem pointed to drowning and a possible suicide angle.
- The district administration has used Section 163 of the new BNSS law to ban visits and protests in the village, citing public order.
- Congress says police in Varanasi detained its delegation headed to meet the family, and the party now wants cases against the officers and the district magistrate.
- Rahul Gandhi has demanded a high-level probe, while the Samajwadi Party reported an earlier stone-pelting attack on its team and both parties link the case to rising violence against Dalits and OBCs in BJP-ruled states.