In an alleged case of honour killing, a father murdered his 18-year-old girl, who he suspected of having an affair with a lower-caste boy, in Challera village in Noida’s Sector 44 on Friday night.
Later, the father made a call to the police and confessed to the crime, said the police.
The accused has been identified as Bijendra Chauhan (47), who allegedly strangulated his daughter to death with a dupatta.
Killed with dupatta
“We got a call around 10:30 p.m. Bijendra Chauhan informed us that he had killed his daughter at their house in Noida Sector 44. A police team reached the spot and arrested Chauhan. The victim’s body bore strangulation marks and we recovered a dupatta from the spot,” said Avnish Dixit, Station House Officer, Sector 39 police station, Gautam Budh Nagar.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead on arrival.
According to a senior police officer, the accused revealed that he suspected his daughter of having an affair with a boy and had warned her not to talk to him and focus on her studies.
Fit of rage
“The man said he would often find his daughter talking on the cell phone. She had stopped listening to him after her mother passed away in 2016. Chauhan suspected the girl of having a relationship with someone from a lower caste and had warned her about the harm he could cause to her. On Friday night, he again caught her talking on the phone and questioned her. She answered back and an argument ensued between them. Chauhan lost his cool and strangulated her to death," said the police officer.
Brother at home
The girl was studying in Class XII at Moolchand Chauhan Public School in Sector 44. She lived with her father, brother Himanshu, who is pursuing masters in business administration, and his wife. The couple was in the other room when the incident happened, the police said.
The police have sent the body for post-mortem and reports are awaited. Chauhan has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
