<p>Baghpat: A 17-year-old girl here was allegedly strangled to death over a love affair by her family members and her body was secretly buried in a local graveyard, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Six of her family members have been arrested in connection with the case, while a minor was sent to a juvenile home.</p>.Notorious murder convict who broke out of Kannur jail shifted to Viyyur prison.<p>In a statement, Superintendent of Police (SP) Suraj Rai said that a 17-year-old Dalit boy and a girl of the same age from the Muslim community were in a relationship and had eloped to Himachal Pradesh on July 12, where the boy was employed.</p>.<p>The girl's family later brought them back to the village.</p>.<p>On July 22 night, the girl was allegedly strangulated by the family, who later buried the body in the village graveyard claiming that she died of tuberculosis, SP Rai said.</p>.<p>Following a complaint, police exhumed the body on Saturday after obtaining permission from the district magistrate. A post-mortem was conducted by a panel of two doctors and the entire process was videographed.</p>.<p>The investigation took a turn after the girl's uncle, Matloob, revealed key information during questioning. Based on the findings, police have arrested the girl's father, brother, two paternal uncles, two maternal uncles and a juvenile relative.</p>.<p>The cloth allegedly used in the murder has also been recovered, the SP said.</p>.<p>He added that the boy had sustained injuries during the incident and fled back to Himachal Pradesh out of fear. He is being brought back for questioning, as he is a direct eyewitness to the crime.</p>.<p>Given the gravity of the case, police have launched searches to track down other suspects involved, the SP said. </p>
<p>Baghpat: A 17-year-old girl here was allegedly strangled to death over a love affair by her family members and her body was secretly buried in a local graveyard, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Six of her family members have been arrested in connection with the case, while a minor was sent to a juvenile home.</p>.Notorious murder convict who broke out of Kannur jail shifted to Viyyur prison.<p>In a statement, Superintendent of Police (SP) Suraj Rai said that a 17-year-old Dalit boy and a girl of the same age from the Muslim community were in a relationship and had eloped to Himachal Pradesh on July 12, where the boy was employed.</p>.<p>The girl's family later brought them back to the village.</p>.<p>On July 22 night, the girl was allegedly strangulated by the family, who later buried the body in the village graveyard claiming that she died of tuberculosis, SP Rai said.</p>.<p>Following a complaint, police exhumed the body on Saturday after obtaining permission from the district magistrate. A post-mortem was conducted by a panel of two doctors and the entire process was videographed.</p>.<p>The investigation took a turn after the girl's uncle, Matloob, revealed key information during questioning. Based on the findings, police have arrested the girl's father, brother, two paternal uncles, two maternal uncles and a juvenile relative.</p>.<p>The cloth allegedly used in the murder has also been recovered, the SP said.</p>.<p>He added that the boy had sustained injuries during the incident and fled back to Himachal Pradesh out of fear. He is being brought back for questioning, as he is a direct eyewitness to the crime.</p>.<p>Given the gravity of the case, police have launched searches to track down other suspects involved, the SP said. </p>