Overview

• The woman was found by commuters along the Garhi Birbal–Umarpur road in Indri, Karnal, with injury marks noted at the scene.
• Police identified her as a Kairana resident in Uttar Pradesh using two mobile numbers on a slip recovered from her pocket.
• Officers arrested her brother Rehan and cousin Farman in Shamli and produced them in a Karnal court, which sent them to police custody.
• According to police, Rehan confessed to strangling her during a quarrel while traveling and the body was dumped near Umarpur village.
• Authorities later clarified she was 21 and divorced, not 17 as first reported, and they continue evidence collection and questioning of relatives across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.