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Honour killing: Father kills 13-year-old daughter

According to the police, the 13-year-old was reported missing from Karawal Nagar on Friday, but her search led to the recovery of her body in the Tronica city area in Uttar Pradesh.

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In a case of honour killing, a 13-year-old girl was killed by her father after she was caught with her male friend on Friday. The police claimed to have solved the case within 12 hours and have arrested the father.

According to the police, the 13-year-old was reported missing from Karawal Nagar on Friday, but her search led to the recovery of her body in the Tronica city area in Uttar Pradesh.

DCP Ajit Singla said that a case was registered at Karawal Nagar police station on the complaint of her father. He sells dairy products.

"On initial enquiry it was found that she is a student of Class 7. She left her house to buy momos around 5:40 pm. Efforts were made to trace her but she wasn't found. On the same day, an information regarding a dead body was received from SHO Tronica city UP," Singla said.

The police teams scanned the CCTV cameras near the girl's house. Call details of the people known to the deceased were also checked thoroughly. Enquiry at a local level was also conducted at Karawal Nagar.

"The girl was seen going towards Loni in a CCTV footage. On further examination of the CCTV footage, it was found that the victim was with another person on a motorcycle. The father of the victim has a similar motorcycle and a helmet," the DCP said.

The father of the deceased had been behaving strangely during the day. After the last rites of the victim were performed, the father was interrogated at length and he finally confessed to having murdered his daughter. He stated that he caught her with a boy on several occasions, the latest being on March 6 and 7. He then followed her after she left to buy momos. He found her with the same boy again. He took her to Loni Road and killed her with a knife," Singla said.

The motorcycle, the helmet and the knife used by the accused have all been recovered, the police said. The family of the deceased didn't know about the father's involvement in his daughter's murder.

EVIDENCE

The girl was seen heading for Loni in a CCTV footage. On studying further, it was found that the victim was with another person on a motorcycle. The father has a similar bike and helmet.

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