In a suspected case of honour killing in Muzaffarnagar, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly strangled by her father for having a romantic relationship with a man, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Shyamli Shyamla village under Jhinjhana police station last Friday.
" Pramod Kumar, the father of the woman Himani (20), was arrested on Sunday in this connection and he has confessed to his crime which he committed as he felt that his daughter had tarnished the name of his family," Superintendent of Police Kumar Abhishek said.
Himani had eloped with her boyfriend Ajay Kashyap (22) and returned to her home after a few days, police said, adding that Pramod tried to convince his daughter against her relationship but when the girl remained adamant, he killed her in the name of saving family honour.
Police recovered the remains of the bones and sent them for forensic examination.
Meanwhile, two criminals carrying cash rewards of Rs 50,000 each were arrested in Bhadohi on Sunday after an encounter in which both of them were injured, a senior police official said.
Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said that on Sunday morning during routine checking near Kandhia railway crossing, two people riding a motorcycle (from Varanasi side) fired at police when asked to stop and fled the check post.
After this, the motorcycle-borne criminals were surrounded on a bridge over river Morwa. However, the duo again fired at cops, following which police returned the fire, and the bullets hit their legs, Kumar said, adding they were arrested.
Two country-made pistols, along with the motorcycle, were recovered from them, police said.
The arrested criminals were identified as Faheem alias Motte alias Ujaifa of Azamgarh district and Ramzan Ali alias Lambu of Varanasi.
Six cases are registered against Faheem, while Ramzan has 20 cases against him.
During initial questioning, the two accused revealed they were involved in incidents of loot and dacoity in Varanasi, Azamgarh and Mirzapur districts, the SP said