LUCKNOW: Two persons have reportedly been arrested for the killing of a 17-year-old girl, whose body was seen in the bushes alongside the road on New Year's Day in Lucknow. The accused, Pawan Singh aged 20, and Raj Babu aged 19, have been sent to jail.
It is reported that one of the accused is the lover of the victim's elder sister and the other is his friend. It is also said, the victim had threatened to disclose the relations of the accused with her elder sister which led to the crime. Abhijit R. Shankar, the additional deputy commissioner of police North, Lucknow, said the two accused confessed to the crime during questioning. They were taken into custody based on call details and location found near the spot on the day and the time of the incident.
He said investigations revealed that Pawan Singh had an affair with the victim's elder sister for the past 3 years and he along with his friend had come to meet her on the day of the incident. The victim spotted Pawan interacting with her elder sister near the spot and threatened to reveal their affair to their parents.
The ADCP said Pawan went aggressive while trying to convince the victim and strangled her with the scarf she was wearing and fled leaving the body at the spot. Pawan first asked the victim's elder sister to immediately return home, assuring her that he will convince her sister somehow not to disclose their relations, it added.
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