To hide the crime, he took the body to his native village for cremation.
Udham Singh Nagar. A new twist has come in the case of death of a teenage girl under suspicious circumstances in Paharganj of the district. The girl’s father and mother strangled her to death (honor killing) due to her love affair with a neighboring youth. Later, the dead body was taken to Azimnagar of the original village Rampur. The post mortem report has confirmed murder by strangulation.
The police have arrested the accused parents and sent them to jail. CO City Niharika Tomar said that Shabana, 15-year-old daughter of Paharganj resident Shafi Ahmed, died under suspicious circumstances on Saturday. After the incident, the relatives took the body to Azimnagar, Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) for burial. Meanwhile, someone informed the police that Shabana was having an affair with her neighbor Salman. Due to this, his mother Khatoon Jahan and father Shafi Ahmed strangled him to death.
Acting on this information, Rampura outpost in-charge Naveen Budhani reached Azimnagar with the team and took possession of the body and came to Rudrapur. Injuries were found on Shabana’s mouth and neck. The post-mortem conducted by a panel of doctors confirmed the death to be due to strangulation. On this the police detained the accused and interrogated them. CO City Tomar said that the parents of the deceased strangulated her to death due to their love affair. Later, to hide the crime, he took the body to his native village Bajawala, police station Azimnagar for cremation.
