Meerut: Man arrested for killing, burying teen daughter over relationship

  • | Saturday | 30th June, 2018

Speaking to TOI, superintendent of police (rural) Ajay Sahdev said, “We have arrested Maqsood for murdering his daughter and an investigation is on into the matter. Ahmed allegedly strangled the girl and buried her in his backyard.On Friday, after a tip-off, police turned up at the house, arrested Maqsood and dug up the body. “She was on the wrong track, which is why I murdered her and buried the body in the house. I did it to protect my honour,” he said.“My sister was 15 years old and in a relationship with a man from a family with who we have an old enmity. It is possible that he was not alone in committing this crime.

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Muzaffarnagar police have arrested the father of an 18-year-old girl for murdering and burying her body in his house, in a case of honour killing The crime was allegedly committed on May 4, a day before Ramzan began, in Tewda village under Kakrauli police station here, after Maqsood Ahmed spotted his daughter Sakira in the company of her boyfriend, also from the same village. Ahmed allegedly strangled the girl and buried her in his backyard.On Friday, after a tip-off, police turned up at the house, arrested Maqsood and dug up the body. Speaking to TOI, superintendent of police (rural) Ajay Sahdev said, “We have arrested Maqsood for murdering his daughter and an investigation is on into the matter. It is possible that he was not alone in committing this crime. We will arrest more people after investigation.”According to sources, the mother of the girl was also detained by police, although only the father has been declared to be arrested at the time of filing of this report.Maqsood confessed that he had murdered his daughter. “She was on the wrong track, which is why I murdered her and buried the body in the house. I did it to protect my honour,” he said.“My sister was 15 years old and in a relationship with a man from a family with who we have an old enmity. They killed one of my uncles a long time ago. This must be why my father killed her,” said Sakib Ahmed, brother of the girl.The exhumed body was sent for examination and a case under section 302 (murder) of IPC has been lodged against Maqsood, who has been sent to jail, said Jitendra Kumar, station house officer of Kakrauli police station.

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