19-year-old man and girlfriend strangled in honour killing in UP’s Baghpat

According to the police, Balram Kataria, a resident of Sadakpur Jonmana village in Baghpat, had an affair with Shrishti Singh, 18, of the same village for the last two years, but her family members were not aware of this.

Early on Sunday morning, Kataria went to Singh’s home, where the two opted for an empty room. Her family members grew suspicious, apprehending a stranger in the house, and found them together.

They beat both of them and allegedly strangled them with a rope in the same room.

“We rushed to the spot following the double murder. The FIR has been lodged with Kotwali, Baraut, police station by family members of the deceased. The father of the woman is in our custody while our investigation continues, after which formal arrests of those involved in the twin murders will be made,” said Arpit Vijayvargiya, Superintendent of Police, Baghpat.