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  India   Crime  06 Jun 2019  UP man drugs, throws 22-year-old daughter in canal; arrested

UP man drugs, throws 22-year-old daughter in canal; arrested

PTI
Published : Jun 6, 2019, 11:19 am IST
Updated : Jun 6, 2019, 11:19 am IST

The incident took place in Parai village in Muzaffarnagar district on Wednesday.

Based on a complaint filed by a man named Arjun, the police have arrested two people, including the woman's father, Virpal. (Representational Image)
 Based on a complaint filed by a man named Arjun, the police have arrested two people, including the woman's father, Virpal. (Representational Image)

Muzaffarnagar: A 22-year-old woman was drugged and thrown into a canal allegedly by her father and his accomplices in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. Though the body has not been recovered by the police yet, they are investigating the incident as a murder case.

The incident took place in Parai village in Muzaffarnagar district on Wednesday.

Based on a complaint filed by a man named Arjun, the police have arrested two people, including the woman's father, Virpal.

According to Chapar police station in-charge H Singh, 23-year-old Arjun was in a relationship with Virpal's daughter - the missing woman believed to have been murdered.

"During interrogation, Virpal admitted that he gave his daughter an intoxicant and had her thrown her into the canal for tarnishing the family's name", Singh said.

More details are awaited.

Tags: drugs, canal, daughter, father, arrested
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarnagar