CHANDIGARH: A 19-year-girl fell prey to honor killing in a village under Kundli police station of Sonipat district . Her father smothered her to death during wee hours of Saturday.

All this became known when a youth known to the girl informed the police. By the time police could come into action, girl’s father quietly cremated her body.

Victim's father Sant Ram Chauhan has been arrested in a case of murder and destruction of evidence, registered at Kundli police station. He was produced in the court on Sunday. Court has ordered two day police remand for him.

The girl comes from upper caste and had eloped with a boy hailing from the dalit community . The two got married meanwhile Sant Ram had got the case registered against the boy.

The issue had settled as the couple legally separated.

"Though, that story is almost over. But the girl had become adamant. According to Sant Ram, she never cooperated with family and agreed for marriage or any thing else like household work at home. This led to her murder," said Inspector Ravinder Kumar, the SHO of Kundli police station .

Investigations revealed that it was during wee hours of Saturday, Sant Ram walked upto his daughter and gagged her mouth. He smothered her till death. While in the morning he informed few relatives and cremated the dead body.

Police said that during questioning, Sant Ram made an attempt to mislead police by saying that his daughter died after she complaint chest pain. Meanwhile, during questioning the girl's mother elaborated as to how she was murdered. She admitted to have seen Sant Ram gagging her mouth with cloth.

Investigations are in progress. We are trying to ascertain as if any body accompanied him or not. Besides this, some case properties too are to be recovered from him, said SHO Ravinder Kumar.

