Mathura, May 2 (PTI) Traffic on Mathura- Vrindaban road was blocked for over an hour today by the agitated family members of the woman who was found dead near a ghat here.

The 19-year-old woman was found dead in Mahadeo ghat on Tuesday after she had left home to buy some books, police said.

The family members of the woman alleged that the police was shielding the culprits.

The accused would be nabbed shortly and there is no question of shielding them, SP (City) Shravan Kumar Singh said.

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