In yet another case of honour killing, one Ramesh Choudhury, brother of the local BSP MLA, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his daughter and her lover in Hamirpur district.
Mr Choudhury, a resident of Khera village, has confessed that he strangulated his 20-year-old daughter Priyanka and her lover Santosh Kumar, 30, with the help of two servants, Badan Singh and Kandhi Lal. The servants have also been arrested.
According to Mr Choudhury, he had reportedly seen the couple in a compromising position on Sunday and murdered them to save the family honour.
Santosh’s body was recovered from the fields on Monday and a complaint had been registered against unidentified persons by the boy’s father. The police arrested Mr Choudhury when they were informed that the couple was last seen in a flour factory.