In a fit of rage, man kills daughter and beau with shovel, surrenders to police

A man from the Bilsi district of Uttar Pradesh killed his daughter and her lover with a shovel and later surrendered to the police shocking the locals and the police. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem by the local police and an investigation is underway.

Badaun:A girl and her beau from the Bilsi area in Uttar Pradesh were killed by the former's father using a shovel on Tuesday morning. Later, he surrendered to the police. The deceased have been identified as Neetu (20) and Sachin (20) and the accused as Mahesh. According to the police, the deceased youth hailed from the ST community of the same village and had been seeing each other for quite some time and often met each other secretly.

Despite the girl's parents opposing the relationship, the young couple did not call it off and continued their romance. This morning, when the boy came to meet the girl at her place, the father caught them red-handed. Infuriated with their adamance, he killed them using the shovel and then arrived at the police station in blood-soaked clothes to surrender. The police taking the accused into custody, rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) OP Singh said that the murder was committed at around 4.30 am. Top officials have been informed about the incident and a complaint has been lodged by the boy's family against the girl’s father. Further proceedings are on. Neighbours reported that tensions arose between the two families over Sachin and Neetu's relationship and confirmed that despite the family members' best efforts, the two managed to stay in contact.