LUCKNOW: A 34-year-old man was arrested in Hardoi for allegedly murdering his 22-year-old niece Mansi Pandey, with whom he had been having an affair, after she expressed her need to marry any person else.
The accused, recognized as Manikant Dwivedi, disposed of her physique at an under-construction constructing in an try to hide the crime.
In response to NK Kushwaha, station home officer (SHO) of Kotwali, Mansi had gone to go to Manikant’s spouse, her aunt, on the event of Rakshabandhan however by no means returned dwelling.
“When the woman didn’t come again, her father Ram Sagar lodged a grievance towards Manikant, accusing him of kidnapping her,” stated the SHO.
Subsequently, Manikant was taken into custody and interrogated by the police.
Superintendent of police (SP), Hardoi, Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, knowledgeable reporters that Manikant had been in a relationship together with his niece for 2 years.
“Final week, she informed him that she needed to marry one other man. Enraged by this, Manikant murdered her,” stated Jadaun.
Additional investigation revealed that Manikant had thrown the sufferer’s cell phone onto a bus to mislead the police. Nevertheless, police efficiently recovered the physique from the under-construction website, and it has been despatched for a autopsy examination.
Police officers additionally revealed that regardless of being married and having two kids, aged 9 and 12, Manikant had been sexually exploiting the sufferer.
