Death of an 18-year old local girl has turned out to be a case of murder, which police suspect was committed by her brother over her 'affair' with someone.
"The girl, a resident of Malikuan area here, was brought dead to hospital by her family members four days back. They claimed she died after consuming poison," Manak Chowk police station in-charge Saharsh Yadav said today.
However, the police suspected the claim of the family and conducted an inquiry into the matter.
Yadav said the postmortem report mentioned strangulation as her cause of death, contrary to what claimed by the family members.
"Later, police got some clues about the incident from her relatives and neighbours. The investigation revealed that the her brother Vijay aka Nakul Rathod (26) suspected that his sister had an affair with someone. This suspicion led to the disputes among brother and sister on several occasions," the officer said.
On the day of incident, the girl left her home saying she was going to a relative's place.
"The brother later also reached the residence of this relative and found that she was not there. On her return, the brother had a heated argument with the girl and started beating her. Later, he allegedly strangulated the girl," Yadav said.
A case of murder has been registered. The accused is absconding.
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