The Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his daughter in Ghatkopar on Sunday.
The victim has been identified as Meenakshi Chaurasia.
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DCP, Akhilesh Singh said: “We got the information on Sunday morning after which Rajkumar Chaurasia, father of victim Meenakshi Chaurasia, was arrested within 24 hours…Brijesh Chaurasia, victim’s husband, as well as other family members were also questioned. On further investigation we found out that the father had carried out the killing,” he said.
Singh said there was a supposed rift between the father and his pregnant daughter, for which he murdered her.
“Meenakshi had married without the permission of her father. Investigations have revealed this to be the reason behind her killing,” he said.
According to the police, Rajkumar had called Meenakshi on the pretext of patching things up with her.
Singh further said; “He called the victim at Narayan Nagar bus stand, Ghatkopar, on the pretext of patching things up after which he murdered her.”
(With Agency Inputs)