<p>An 18-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, after he caught her talking to her lover over a cell phone. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The brother, identified as Vikas Singh, however, was arrested by pure chance. Vikas was a suspect in another murder case, and during the investigation, he confessed to having killed his sister with the help of an accomplice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to police sources, Vikas, a resident of Jehangirganj area in the district, buried the body near his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police recovered the body on Monday, the sources said, adding that the body has been sent for postmortem.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources said the victim had been having an affair with a youth for the past few years. She had eloped with him two months ago and had returned home just a few days back.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She then told family members that the affair was over and that there would be no relationship with the youth anymore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Saturday, Vikas caught her talking to the boy again. In a fit of rage, he fired at her with a country-made pistol, killing her on the spot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He buried the body a few hundred metres away from his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A hunt has been launched to nab the accomplice.</p>
<p>An 18-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, after he caught her talking to her lover over a cell phone. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The brother, identified as Vikas Singh, however, was arrested by pure chance. Vikas was a suspect in another murder case, and during the investigation, he confessed to having killed his sister with the help of an accomplice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to police sources, Vikas, a resident of Jehangirganj area in the district, buried the body near his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police recovered the body on Monday, the sources said, adding that the body has been sent for postmortem.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sources said the victim had been having an affair with a youth for the past few years. She had eloped with him two months ago and had returned home just a few days back.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She then told family members that the affair was over and that there would be no relationship with the youth anymore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Saturday, Vikas caught her talking to the boy again. In a fit of rage, he fired at her with a country-made pistol, killing her on the spot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He buried the body a few hundred metres away from his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A hunt has been launched to nab the accomplice.</p>