Dasuya, Punjab:
In yet another case of dishonour killing, a father allegedly killed his 20-year-old daughter Nancy in Dasuya town of Punjab for being romantically involved with a relative.
Nancy was allegedly given electric shocks after which she died. Her father also tried to kill her lover, 22-year-old Gagan, and inflicted sharp wound upon him after burning his car.
"It happened last night, he was having doubts after the relationship. He first wounded the boy and burnt the car and later killed his daughter," said Balbir Singh, SHO Dasuya.
The boy told the police that the girl whom he was in love and wanted to marry invited him to her house saying her parents had gone out of the village.
They, however, returned home and thrashed Gagan, a resident of village Mari Samra near Bhikwind in Amritsar district, the DSP said.
They forcibly took him to Kamalpur village and tried to burn him alive, the police officer said. The police later raided the house of the girl and found her dead.
Police have arrested the accused and has charged him with murder. Accused's wife has given statement that he killed his own daughter. Police suspect that there were other accomplices also in the crime.
Meanwhile, Gagan is in a critical condition, his parents allege that Nancy's parents had planned to kill him.
"The called the boy... later we got the news that our boy is in the hospital in critical condition...now we come to know that the girl was also killed," said Paul Singh, uncle of the boy.
Police say investigations are in progress. They suspect that the father was not alone in attacking the couple. (With PTI inputs)
Nancy was allegedly given electric shocks after which she died. Her father also tried to kill her lover, 22-year-old Gagan, and inflicted sharp wound upon him after burning his car.
"It happened last night, he was having doubts after the relationship. He first wounded the boy and burnt the car and later killed his daughter," said Balbir Singh, SHO Dasuya.
The boy told the police that the girl whom he was in love and wanted to marry invited him to her house saying her parents had gone out of the village.
They, however, returned home and thrashed Gagan, a resident of village Mari Samra near Bhikwind in Amritsar district, the DSP said.
They forcibly took him to Kamalpur village and tried to burn him alive, the police officer said. The police later raided the house of the girl and found her dead.
Police have arrested the accused and has charged him with murder. Accused's wife has given statement that he killed his own daughter. Police suspect that there were other accomplices also in the crime.
Meanwhile, Gagan is in a critical condition, his parents allege that Nancy's parents had planned to kill him.
"The called the boy... later we got the news that our boy is in the hospital in critical condition...now we come to know that the girl was also killed," said Paul Singh, uncle of the boy.
Police say investigations are in progress. They suspect that the father was not alone in attacking the couple. (With PTI inputs)
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