In a chilling case of honour killing, a woman strangled her 17-year-old daughter to death for speaking to a boy on the phone in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The case came to light after the deceased's body was found in the canal by authorities. Reportedly, a scuffle broke out between the mother and daughter after the woman found her daughter, Aastha, speaking to a boy on the phone. As the altercation turned violent, the woman first strangled Aastha to death and called her brother and relatives for help. All the accused then beheaded her body and dumped it in a canal. Police have since arrested her mother, brother, cousin, and a family friend in connection with the crime.┬аHonour Killing in Sonipat: Man Shoots Married Sister 5 Times for Wanting To Marry Instagram Friend in Haryana; Arrested.

Meerut Girl Murdered by Family in Honour Killing

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