This Article is From Apr 09, 2012

Three of a family arrested for dishonour killing in Maharashtra

Three of a family arrested for dishonour killing in Maharashtra
Jalgaon: Nearly a month after killing her, three people in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra have been arrested for the murder of 19-year-old Manisha Dhangar.

Manisha was allegedly killed by her father, uncle and grandmother on March 12 for falling on love with a man from a different caste.

The police say the three strangled Manisha and dumped her body on the railway tracks nearby, after which they told everyone she had gone out of town .

The police however claim to then have received an anonymous call and letter saying that Manisha was killed. The police then began investigating her absence.

Manisha's decomposed body was found near the tracks after which the three members of her family were interrogated and subsequently arrested.

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