An investigation revealed that Priti got married to a man of her choice at a temple. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights In May last year, a woman allegedly got married to the man of her choice in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh The woman's family had no knowledge about her marriage and they fixed her engagement with another man However, the woman's father and uncles caught her talking to her husband and thrashed her to death

Allahabad: The police in Allahabad's Pratapgarh finally solved the murder case of a woman, months after her death. The woman died in May last year and until Wednesday, the police were trying to locate the woman. The deceased was identified as Priti Verma.

The incident came to light after the police arrested a man in relation to another murder. The woman's father has been identified as Raju Verma. Verma and his brothers Jamuna Prasad Verma and Rajesh Verma were arrested on Wednesday for murdering the woman and concealing evidence.

The police had given up on the investigation of Priti Verma's missing complaint when they arrested two persons on charges of murder. The two men - Ajay Pasi and Pawan Saroj were arrested after they allegedly shot dead a trader identified as Sarvesh Somvansi.

During the interrogation, the police found out that Pasi had feelings for a woman who had been missing. Pasi allegedly planned to attack Somvansi as he suspected him (Somvansi) to be behind the incident.

Pasi had seen Somvansi with Priti's family when they were lodging her missing complaint, The Times of India reported. During interrogation, Pasi confessed to killing Somvansi over the disappearance of Priti. The police then began investigating the case from all angles.

Priti's marriage and family's disapproval

An investigation revealed that Priti got married to a man of her choice at a temple. Priti's parents and family, however, disapproved of the marriage. Priti and her husband Rahul Verma had also planned to go to a court to legalise their marriage.

On May 13 last year, Priti's family fixed her marriage with another man. During this time, Priti's family did not know about her marriage to Rahul. On the same day, Priti met Rahul and told him about the engagement. She allegedly told him that she needed to go through with the ceremony to evade suspicion.

Priti's uncles and father allegedly caught her when she was talking to Rahul and learned about their plan. Rahul managed to flee from the spot while Priti was forcibly taken home. Priti's father and uncles beat her to death on the same day and performed her last rites on May 14.

The family threw Priti's phone into her pyre and went to the police station on May 15. Somvansi and Priti's family went to the Antu police station and lodged a missing complaint.