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Five Arrested in Meerut Honour Killing of 17-Year-Old Girl

Forensic analysis combined with surveillance footage led to the detention of five family members after she vanished.

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Woman kills daughter in Meerut
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Overview

  • Senior police found Aastha’s headless body in a canal on June 5 after her family filed a missing-person report on June 4.
  • Investigators say Aastha’s mother, Rakesh Devi, and her brother strangled and then decapitated her over her illicit social-media relationship.
  • A sickle believed to be the murder weapon and a white car used to dispose of the body were recovered by police.
  • All five accused were remanded to judicial custody on June 6 as six specialized teams continue probing the case.
  • Authorities are still searching for the victim’s head and Gaurav, an accused who remains at large.