Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Minor Girl Found Dead After Recovery From Boyfriend’s Place
A 16-year-old girl was found hanging inside her maternal uncle’s home.
The home was in Kawal village in Muzaffarnagar.
Police said she had left her family’s home with a boyfriend named Raju about a month earlier.
Police later found her in Roorkee.
Raju was arrested after her family complained that she had been abducted.
The girl did not want to return to her parents, so she was taken to her maternal uncle’s home.
She was found dead there four days later.
Police are investigating what happened, and a post-mortem examination was ordered.
A 16-year-old girl was found hanging at her maternal uncle’s house in Kawal village, Muzaffarnagar.
Police said she had allegedly eloped with her boyfriend, Raju, about a month earlier.
She was recovered from Raju’s possession in Roorkee four days before her death.
Raju was arrested and jailed after the girl’s family filed an abduction complaint.
Police sent the girl’s body for post-mortem examination and are investigating the circumstances of her death.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl, her boyfriend Raju, her family, and police investigating the death.
- What
- The girl was found hanging at her maternal uncle’s house after being recovered from Raju’s possession.
- When
- She was found on Sunday, four days after police recovered her; the report was dated August 24.
- Where
- At her maternal uncle’s house in Kawal village, Muzaffarnagar; she had been recovered in Roorkee.
- Why
- The circumstances leading to her death remain under investigation.
- Age
- 16 years
- Location of death
- Maternal uncle’s house, Kawal village, Muzaffarnagar
- Earlier incident
- The girl had allegedly eloped with Raju from her parental home about a month earlier.
- Recovery location
- Roorkee
- Police action
- Raju was arrested and sent to jail after an abduction complaint.
- Post-mortem
- Police sent the girl’s body for post-mortem examination.
- Investigation status
- Police are investigating the circumstances of the death.