Girl in Meerut decapitated; body found in canal

The Meerut police have arrested a total of five people who allegedly killed her, including her mother and brother.

A shocking incident made to the headlines involving a girl who was decapitated in Meerut. The Meerut police, in the case, have arrested a total of five suspects who allegedly killed the girl. The suspects also include her mother and brother. The police said they allegedly killed her for having an illicit relationship.

A girl in Meerut was decapitated due to an alleged illicit relationship.

A 17-year-old girl’s body was decapitated and wrapped in a sheet. The body was later recovered from a canal in Meerut, said police on Friday. They added that five people, including the victim’s mother and her younger brother, had been apprehended. Dr Vipin Tada, senior superintendent of police (SSP), said, “The body was recovered on Thursday. We formed six police teams to probe the matter. The teams collected evidence through forensic and surveillance techniques. The deceased was identified as Aastha alias Tanishka (17), a resident of Dadri village under Daurala police station.”

The girl befriended a young man, said the police.

Tada, addressing the media on Friday, revealed that Aastha had befriended a young man through social media eight months ago, which subsequently led to an illicit relationship. Upon discovering the same, Aastha’s mother, Rakesh Devi and her younger brother allegedly strangled her to death. The officer said, “Following the murder, they decapitated the body, wrapped it in a sheet, and threw it into a canal with the help of some relatives, while the head was disposed of in a separate location.”

Apart from the girl’s mother and brother, the police have arrested Monu, Kamal Singh and Samar Singh for helping the accused in disposing of the body. The search is on for another accused, Gaurav. The police recovered a sickle, believed to be the murder weapon and a white car used for disposing of the victim’s body.