UP: Missing couple found dead, buried in field; brothers held in suspected honour killing
Moradabad (UP) (PTI): A young couple who had been missing for three days were found dead and buried in a field here, in a suspected case of honour killing, police said on Thursday.
The bodies of Kajal, a student who also taught at a private school, and her partner Arman, both in their 20s, were recovered from a pit near the Neem Karoli Baba temple on the banks of the Gagan river on Wednesday night, Senior Superintendent of Police Satpal Antil said.
He said the couple had been in a relationship for nearly two years. The incident took place on the night of January 18, after members of the woman's family caught the two together at her home in Umri Sabjipur village.
"During the investigation, suspicion fell on the woman's family members. After sustained questioning, Kajal's brothers confessed to killing both Kajal and Arman in a fit of rage and burying the bodies to destroy evidence," the SSP said.
Two brothers have been taken into custody, while the possible involvement of a third brother is being probed, he added. An FIR has been registered on the complaint of Arman's father.
The recovery was carried out in the presence of a magistrate. Additional police force and PAC personnel were deployed at the spot as the victims belonged to different communities, police said.
Both bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and further investigation is underway, they added.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
