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The incident occurred in Lakhanor village, Saharanpur. The victim, Komal, was a village panchayat assistant.
SAHARANPUR: A man allegedly strangled his 27-year-old sister to death with her dupatta after finding a youth from their village in her room, fearing the incident would bring disgrace to the family, police said on Saturday.
According to news agency PTI, superintendent of police (Rural) Mayank Pathak said police registered a murder case on October 16 following a complaint by the victim’s uncle, Surendra, and arrested the accused, Ashish Kumar, the same day.
Police said Komal, a resident of Lakhanor village under Nagal police station limits, worked as a village panchayat assistant. During interrogation, Kumar allegedly told police that he found a young man from the same village in Komal’s room around 3.30 am on October 16. The man fled after seeing Kumar, police said.
Kumar allegedly confronted Komal, triggering an argument. Police said he killed his sister a few hours later. Pathak said the accused was produced before a court after the necessary legal formalities were completed.
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