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Army jawan was arrested in Prayagraj for killing a 17-year-old girl he met on Instagram, burying her after she pressured him to marry her despite his upcoming wedding.
The body of the teenager was found on November 15 in an orchard near Lakharawa village under Tharwai police station area. Representational pic/PTI
An Army jawan has been arrested for allegedly killing a 17-year-old girl and burying her body in a secluded place in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.
Police said that the girl was kidnapped on November 10 from Cantt police station area.
DCP (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Gunawat said the body of the teenager was found on November 15 in an orchard near Lakharawa village under Tharwai police station area. She was staying at her uncle’s house in the Cantt area to pursue her studies.
PTI quoted the police as saying that a bag recovered from the spot contained a book with a name and phone number, which helped the police trace the suspect.
After the post mortem, the police added murder charges to the kidnapping case. The accused, identified as Deepak, an Army man posted as Nayak was arrested on Monday.
PTI reported that Deepak, during interrogation, allegedly confessed that he had been in a relationship with the girl after they connected on Instagram.
The police said the girl was allegedly pressuring him to marry her though his marriage was already fixed with another woman and was scheduled for November 30.
They further said that Deepak told the police that the girl wanted to marry someone serving in the Army, who is how their relationship began.
DCP said that on November 10, Deepak called the girl, took her on his motorcycle to the orchard and slit her throat with a knife before burying the body there.
Uttar Pradesh, India, India
November 18, 2025, 5:34 PM IST
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