Madhya Pradesh Father Arrested in Alleged Honour Killing of 21-Year-Old Daughter

Overview

• Nidhi Dhanuk, 21, was found shot dead in a mustard field in Kheria Thapak village, Bhind, on Wednesday morning after her mother alerted authorities.
• Police say her father, Munnesh Dhanuk, called her to the fields and shot her with a country-made pistol, and he is now in custody.
• According to investigators, the accused cited family dishonour linked to her elopement as his motive during interrogation.
• A murder case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita, and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
• Police are probing how the illegal firearm was procured and verifying accounts of her December marriage, subsequent elopement, and statement asserting she left of her own will.