A teenaged girl was today found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sardhana area with her family alleging that her brother-in-law and another relative had attempted to rape her failing which they murdered her.
The 18-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling of her room this morning. She was a resident of Budhana area, Muzaffarnagar and had been staying at her brother-in-law Usman's house in Kila colony since some time, a police spokesperson said.
While, Usman has claimed that the woman committed suicide over some family dispute, her family members, including his wife and the deceased's sister Shama, have alleged that he and his nephew killed her after attempting to rape her, police added.
According to the family, after committing the crime the two accused dressed up the crime scene by hanging the woman's body from the ceiling fan to make it look like a case of suicide, police said.
The body has been sent for postmortem, while Usmaan has been taken in custody for questioning, they added.
The other accused is on the run, police said.
