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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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
