Sitapur: Minor Girl Found Hanging After Missing for 3 Days, 3 Held; Chandra Shekhar Aazad Seeks Action (Disturbing Video)

A 16-year-old girl who went missing from Sitapur's Sahroi village on August 11 was found hanging from a tree near a shrine three days later, prompting questions over the police response to her disappearance. Three people named in the case have been taken into custody and are being questioned, while the outpost in-charge has been suspended and a departmental inquiry ordered against the station in-charge.

The teenager, identified by Lok Sabha MP and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad as Sabreen Bano, was reported missing by her family on the evening of August 11. The family has alleged that three men from the same village,Mohammad Ilyas, Raheem and Salman alias Arman, lured her away. Police are investigating the allegations and say further action will depend on forensic and scientific evidence. Bulandshahr Shocker: 6-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Thrown Off Roof in Uttar Pradesh, Family Alleges Rape; 2 Held After Gunfight With Cops.

Minor Girl Found Hanging After Missing for 3 Days (Disturbing Video)

स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर इस वीडियो के साथ यह बात बड़े ही व्यथित मन से लिख रहा हूं कि मुख्यमंत्री @myogiadityanath जी, यह 16 वर्षीय बच्ची का शव नहीं, पेड़ से उत्तर प्रदेश की कानून-व्यवस्था लटकी हुई है।

उत्तर प्रदेश के जिला सीतापुर के कोतवाली देहात थाना क्षेत्र के ग्राम शंकरपुर… pic.twitter.com/4logf4ZnIF

— Chandra Shekhar Aazad (@BhimArmyChief) August 15, 2026

Sitapur Police Say 3 Taken in Custody

#Sitapur थाना को.देहात अंतर्गत किशोरी का पेड़ पर लटका शव मिलने की घटना में ASP NORTH की बाइट-

मुख्य बिंदु-

घटना में अभियोग पंजीकृत है,03 आरोपी पुलिस हिरासत में हैं।

PM रिपोर्ट में मृत्यु का कारण हैंगिग।

लापरवाही पर चौकी इंचार्ज निलंबित व एसएचओ के विरुद्ध जांच प्रचलित। #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/ehDHCqR8l8

— Sitapur Police (@sitapurpolice) August 15, 2026

Teenager Went Missing On August 11

According to the information provided by the family, the girl went missing from home around 4 pm on August 11 in Sahroi village, under the Kotwali Dehat police station area of Sitapur.

The family named Mohammad Ilyas, Raheem and Salman alias Arman as suspects and approached the police. A search operation was subsequently launched for the missing teenager.

On August 14, the girl's body was found hanging from a tree near a shrine close to the village. The discovery triggered concern in the area and raised questions about the police response between the time the girl was reported missing and the recovery of her body.

A post-mortem examination was conducted. According to the available information, the post-mortem report listed hanging as the cause of death. Police, however, are continuing to examine the circumstances surrounding the death and have said that no possible angle will be overlooked.

Three Accused Taken Into Custody

Police have taken the three people named in the case into custody and are questioning them.

Officials said the investigation is being conducted on the basis of forensic and scientific evidence. Further legal action will be taken according to the facts and evidence emerging during the probe.

The family's allegation that the girl was abducted, raped and murdered has not been established by the investigation and remains an allegation at this stage.

Police Action After Questions Over Handling

The police department has also initiated action against its own personnel following questions over the handling of the missing-person case. The outpost in-charge has been suspended with immediate effect. A departmental inquiry has also been ordered against the station in-charge.

Officials have said responsibility will be fixed if negligence is established. The investigation is therefore examining two aspects: the circumstances surrounding the teenager's death and the police response after she was reported missing.

Chandra Shekhar Aazad Questions Police Response

Lok Sabha MP and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad raised the issue on X, questioning the Uttar Pradesh government's handling of the case and seeking action against those responsible.

On Independence Day, Aazad wrote: "On the occasion of Independence Day, I am writing this with a deeply anguished heart alongside this video, addressing Chief Minister @myogiadityanath ji, that this is not the body of a 16-year-old girl—it's Uttar Pradesh's law and order hanging from a tree."

He described the discovery of Sabreen Bano's body as "extremely heartbreaking and alarming" and said the family had informed police after she went missing.

Aazad alleged that the family informed police on August 11 and again on August 12, but that no action was taken until August 14, when pressure was mounted by workers from the Bhim Army and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshiram). These claims about the police response are allegations by the family and Aazad and are part of the departmental inquiry now underway.

Demand For Fair Investigation

Aazad said the family had alleged that their daughter was abducted, raped and then murdered, calling it an extremely serious allegation requiring a fair and high-level investigation.

He questioned what action police took between August 11 and August 14 and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government investigate alleged police negligence.

Aazad also called for action against responsible police personnel, the immediate arrest of the accused and justice for Sabreen Bano. Police, meanwhile, have already taken three accused into custody, according to the latest available report. The investigation and forensic evidence will determine the next course of action.

The Sitapur case now involves both the investigation into the teenager's death and an internal examination of the police response to her disappearance. While the three detained suspects are being questioned, investigators are expected to establish the sequence of events leading to the girl's death and determine whether any further criminal or departmental action is warranted.

The suspended outpost in-charge and departmental inquiry against the station in-charge underscore the police department's response to allegations of negligence.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 15, 2026 09:31 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).