Overview
- Police say the girl, Pooja Rani, was beaten with a wooden stick in Ratanpur village on Thursday after a shopkeeper accused her of taking candy without paying.
- Her mother, Aarti Devi, tried to stop the assault and was injured, and neighbors later took the child to a hospital where doctors declared her dead.
- A post-mortem documented 10 to 12 injury marks on her body, including a fractured skull.
- Based on the mother's complaint, police registered a murder case at Narora police station, recovered the stick alleged in the attack, and arrested the father, Pushpendra alias Pappu Sharma.
- Reports say the accused locked the house and kept the family from seeking help before fleeing, which shows how isolation in abuse cases can delay lifesaving care.