Madhya Pradesh man held for killing 16-year-old daughter over affair

BHOPAL: In a suspected case of 'honour killing', a 16-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father in Harda district after she expressed her desire to marry a young man from the neighbourhood.The girl's grandfather then stuffed her body in a sack and disposed of it in a river 30km away, say police.The victim was identified as Kajal Meena of Chhipabad village, around 30km from Harda district headquarters and 185km from Bhopal. On Thursday, SP Manoj Kumar Rai confirmed that the case was related to a love affair. The girl's father and grandfather have been arrested and a DNA test will be conducted to confirm the victim's identity. Grandfather helped dispose of girl's body in river According to police, the minor girl was in touch with her lover over phone and wanted to marry him, but her father opposed it. When he asked her to block the man's number, she broke her mobile phone. Enraged, the father allegedly took her to a farm and strangled her, say police.The horror came to light on March 30 when her body was found near Charkheda railway bridge in the backwaters of Indira Sagar Dam in Khandwa district. At the time, she was unidentified. Autopsy confirmed death by strangulation. Police learned about a missing girl from Chhipabad village and questioned the family. Her father, Lokesh Meena, admitted that he killed her because she insisted on marrying her lover. According to police, Lokesh said on March 26, he took her to the farmhouse to convince her, but when she remained adamant, he flew into a rage and strangled her. After the murder, Lokesh informed his father, Vishnu Prasad. They stuffed Kajal's body in a sack, transported it 30km away on a motorcycle, and threw it into the river from a bridge. On returning home, Lokesh lied to his wife, saying he had dropped their daughter at her elder sister's house in Dewas.