Parents arrested for killing 15-year-old daughter for honour in UP's Prayagraj
Prayagraj (PTI): In a case of honour killing, a 15-year-old girl was killed by her parents in Kanti village here, police said on Sunday.
The girl identified as Sarita was killed on November 5 and police received information about the body lying near bushes in the village the next day, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Yadav told PTI.
During investigation, the accused Ramesh initially misled the police but later confessed to the crime.
Ramesh told police that he was angry with his daughter as she was in touch with several boys from the village despite his objections.
On the night of November 5, Sarita's mother allegedly gave her sedatives after which the couple took her about 70–80 metres from their house, where Ramesh slit her throat with a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
“This is a case of honour killing,” DCP Yadav said.
The parents have been arrested and are being questioned.
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
