Prime accused in woman's murder arrested in UP's Meerut

MEERUT (UP): (May 19) Police have arrested the prime accused allegedly involved in the murder of a young woman in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, an official said.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey said that on May 16, the father of Lalita Gautam (20), a resident of Kirot village reported her disappearance at the TP Nagar police station. The police registered a missing person report and initiated an investigation.

On May 17, the woman's body was recovered from a forest in Upsiya village in the Rohta police station area of the district.