Rajendra Sharma, TNN | Apr 14, 2012, 02.58AM IST
ALWAR: In a twist in the honor killing case of a couple who were shot dead at Heerapura village in Bharatpur district on April 1, the police have arrested the father and brothers of the girl.
The girl's father had registered an FIR against the family members of the 21-year-old youth, but during investigation it came up that girl's family members had seen the couple in a compromising position and infuriated over this, they first killed the youth and then the girl.
Bodies of Nagpal (21) and Sharda (19) were found in the village field with bullet wounds on their backs. Two cartridges and a country-made pistol were found near their bodies.
Sharda's father, who lodged an FIR against Nagpal's family members, had alleged they had threatened to kill Sharda if she did not sever her relationship with Nagpal.
"In the FIR, Sharda's father Ganeshi Lal named Nagpal's father Giriraj and six others alleging they killed his daughter," said Bharatpur additional SP Rajesh Yadav. Sharda went missing while she was returning home from their farm on March 31. Her family searched for her all night but could not trace her. Next day, the bodies were found.
"During investigation, some clues pointed at the involvement of the girl's family members in the crime. So the girl's father and her brothers were interrogated separately. The truth came out following which five of them were arrested," said the officer.
Besides the father, the girl's brothers Kunwar Pal and Surjeet and cousins Saleh and Rajan Deiwere arrested. "They had seen Nagpal and Sharda in a compromising position. They shot both of them dead," said the officer.
Link: Bharatpur honour killing: Girl's father, brothers held
The girl's father had registered an FIR against the family members of the 21-year-old youth, but during investigation it came up that girl's family members had seen the couple in a compromising position and infuriated over this, they first killed the youth and then the girl.
Bodies of Nagpal (21) and Sharda (19) were found in the village field with bullet wounds on their backs. Two cartridges and a country-made pistol were found near their bodies.
Sharda's father, who lodged an FIR against Nagpal's family members, had alleged they had threatened to kill Sharda if she did not sever her relationship with Nagpal.
"In the FIR, Sharda's father Ganeshi Lal named Nagpal's father Giriraj and six others alleging they killed his daughter," said Bharatpur additional SP Rajesh Yadav. Sharda went missing while she was returning home from their farm on March 31. Her family searched for her all night but could not trace her. Next day, the bodies were found.
"During investigation, some clues pointed at the involvement of the girl's family members in the crime. So the girl's father and her brothers were interrogated separately. The truth came out following which five of them were arrested," said the officer.
Besides the father, the girl's brothers Kunwar Pal and Surjeet and cousins Saleh and Rajan Deiwere arrested. "They had seen Nagpal and Sharda in a compromising position. They shot both of them dead," said the officer.
Link: Bharatpur honour killing: Girl's father, brothers held
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