Pregnant girl strangulated to dying at dwelling in Uttar Pradesh; Rs 2 lakh money, ornaments lacking

By PTI

GHAZIABAD: The physique of a pregnant girl was discovered within the toilet of her home right here, police mentioned on Friday, including that she had been strangulated to dying utilizing a wire.

While the lady’s husband alleged that money and ornaments had been lacking from the home and that she was killed throughout the theft bid, her dad and mom alleged that their daughter had been killed by her husband.

Victim Santoshi used to reside along with her husband Santhosh Kumar and mother-in-law Padmavati at an residence in DLF Colony underneath Shahabad police station limits.

Some building labourers, working in the identical constructing, used to frequent their home in search of ingesting water.

Prima facie, it seems to be a killing attributable to theft as a result of the wardrobe in the home was damaged, City Superintendent of Police (second) Gyanendra Singh mentioned.

In his assertion to the police, Kumar mentioned some folks arrived at their residence on Thursday night on the pretext of in search of ingesting water.

He mentioned they pushed his 70-year-old mom apart, dragged his spouse to the bed room and latched the door from inside.

After killing her, they fled away with Rs 2 lakh money and ornaments value over Rs 3 lakh, he alleged.

Senior Superintendent of Police Muni Raj G, who visited the residence on Thursday night time, fashioned two groups to research the case.

Santoshi’s dad and mom, who arrived on the residence on Friday, alleged that Kumar had killed their daughter and later concocted the story of theft.

Police mentioned they’re investigating the case from varied angles.

SP Gyanendra Singh mentioned an FIR has been registered in opposition to unknown folks.