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Girl killed by family for eloping in UP
In a case of dishonour killing, a girl was allegedly done to death by her family members for eloping with a youth, who was also injured in the attack in Najibabad area here, police sources said.
Bijnor: In a case of dishonour killing, a girl
was allegedly done to death by her family members for eloping with a youth, who was also injured in the attack in Najibabad
area here, police sources said.
Arun Kumar (22), a resident of Gurha Sarai village, was
having an affair with a 19-year-old girl and the couple eloped
from their houses last Saturday, they said.
Police said that when the couple was returning to the village yesterday, they were attacked by the girl`s family members with sticks and sharp-edged weapons. The couple was rushed to district hospital where the doctors declared the girl dead, they said adding that Arun was stated to be critical.
Superintendent of Police Dalveer Singh Yadav said that the guilty would be booked after primary investigations.
PTI
Police said that when the couple was returning to the village yesterday, they were attacked by the girl`s family members with sticks and sharp-edged weapons. The couple was rushed to district hospital where the doctors declared the girl dead, they said adding that Arun was stated to be critical.
Superintendent of Police Dalveer Singh Yadav said that the guilty would be booked after primary investigations.
PTI