KANPUR: A teenage girl was allegedly shot dead after she refused to marry an elderly man in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place on Saturday night in Chandpura locality under the limits of Ajitmal police station of the district. The girl, whose father had married another woman after her mother's death, was living with her aunt and her two sons in Bhatta Basti locality of the district. "As per girl's maternal uncle, she was murdered because she refused to marry a man who was of double her age," said SP City Atul Sharma.The deceased, identified as Arti, daughter of Ram Kumar of Chandpura, and her three cousins were at home in Bhatta Basti locality while her paternal aunt Anita had gone to Delhi. After being apprised by locals, when the police rushed to the spot, they found her body lying in a pool of blood on the ground. The police also recovered a country-made firearm, a used catridge and a mobile phone from the murder site.In his complaint, Arti's maternal uncle Manoj Dohre, a resident of Ayana area of the district, has accused girl's paternal aunt Anita and the latter's two sons Chotey and Kariya Dohre, besides one of their aides, of murdering his niece."He stated Anita, who had been pursuing her B.Sc from a local degree college, and her two sons had been forcing Arti to marry a man who was double her age and accused them of killing her as she had rejected the marriage proposal. Investigations have revealed that there was one other accomplice of Chotey and Kariya Dohre, who was the first person seen escaping the house," a police official said.A case of murder has been registered and a probe has been initiated, he said. Chotey and Kariya Dohrey were also found missing when a police team reached their residence, increasing the suspicion on them, he added.The SP further said:"The police have arrested two persons including one of the cousins of Arti and their interrogation is underway. Forensic experts have collected samples from the incident site and which are being examined. A thorough investigation is underway following a complaint and subsequently registration of an FIR by girl's maternal uncle against her paternal aunt and latters two sons."