Police taking a look at the site where the body of a missing teenage girl was found in Ambedkarnagar district of eastern Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangementmore-inIn what police is claiming to be a case of honour killing, the body of a missing teenage girl was found buried in a field close to her village in Ambedkarnagar district of eastern Uttar Pradesh on Monday. During investigation, a 15-member police team found the body buried in a field near a canal on the southern part of the village. The police also recovered a .315 bore country pistol, the weapon allegedly used in the crime, buried near the corpse, a statement from Ambedkarnagar police said. police spokesperson, said the case of ‘honour killing’ was solved in 24 hours.

Source: The Hindu January 16, 2018 07:52 UTC