Teen Arrested for Girlfriend's Murder in Jamshedpur Over Wedding Dispute

Jamshedpur: Police on Sunday arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly killing his 17-year-old girlfriend following an argument over their wedding plans.The arrest came a day after the body of the minor girl was found on the campus of a govt middle school in the area.Local police station in-charge told the media that the boy allegedly strangled the girl to death when she refused to agree to his proposal to wait and instead insisted that he marry her soon.According to the police, both were underage. The boy had advised the girl to wait until they attained adulthood before marrying. During the discussion, police said, the girl’s repeated pressure to marry immediately angered him, leading to the crime.The accused was traced and nabbed on the basis of his mobile location. The girl was from his adjoining village. Police said the couple had entered the deserted school campus in the evening.The accused has been forwarded to a remand home.Notably, the city police had recovered the body of the minor girl from a school ground early on Saturday. Prima facie, the unidentified girl appeared to have been strangled, though police were also probing whether she was sexually exploited before the murder.“Until the post-mortem report arrives, it is difficult to conclude about the rape angle,” SP (city) Lalit Meena had told the media after inspecting the crime scene on Saturday.Police sources said the dog squad and Forensic Science Laboratory team collected vital trace materials from the site.