Prime accused in woman's murder arrested in UP's Meerut

Police have arrested the prime accused allegedly involved in the murder of a young woman in Uttar Pradeshs Meerut district, an official said. Based on a written complaint filed by the deceaseds father, the police registered a case against Ankush Kumar 23, a resident of Kalyanpur village in Rohta police station area under relevant sections of the BNS.

Police have arrested the prime accused allegedly involved in the murder of a young woman in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, an official said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey said that on May 16, the father of Lalita Gautam (20), a resident of Kirot village reported her disappearance at the TP Nagar police station. The police registered a missing person report and initiated an investigation. On May 17, the woman's body was recovered from a forest in Upsiya village in the Rohta police station area of the district. Based on a written complaint filed by the deceased's father, the police registered a case against Ankush Kumar (23), a resident of Kalyanpur village in Rohta police station area under relevant sections of the BNS. During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to murdering the woman.