Lohardaga: A 25-year-old girl was murdered by her boyfriend in Jharkhand's Lohardaga. The girl's face was burnt with acid to erase her identity. It is also suspected that the young woman was raped before the murder. Police are investigating the case. According to the police, the criminal named Deep Narayan Singh alias Charku has been arrested. The girl was studying PG in a college in Ranchi. The student was in touch with Deep Narayan for the past few months. On Sunday, she had gone with Deep Narayan, after which she went missing.

Police said Deep Narayan had killed the student and dumped the body at an isolated place near the stone quarries near the village. The girl could not be identified, so he put something like acid on her face, which burnt the face of the young woman. The girl was identified by her parents by her clothes. Prima facie, it is suspected that the student has been murdered after the rape. Rope marks were found on the hands and neck. The girl's family members say that Deep Narayan alias Charku killed the student. There has been rape before the murder. They said that Deep Narayan took the daughter's life, and he remains a threat to them as well.

Lohardaga SP R Ramkumar said the body of the student was found on November 22. Subsequently, a Special Team was constituted to investigate the matter. Deep Narayan Singh has been arrested on the basis of information received from the family members. He said that there is an angle of relationship, in which the police are investigating all aspects. The rape point before the murder is also being investigated. Several items, including the educational documents of the student, have been seized from the culprit.

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