Mother-daughter duo's 'relationship' with same man results in murder as one of them presses for marriage

Bareilly: In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her mother and her paramour in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. After the crime, the accused woman fabricated a story for misleading everyone. However, the police managed to solve the case in just three hours and arrested the two accused.

Assailants barged into house, family tells police

The incident took place at Basti village under the territorial jurisdiction of Subhash Nagar Police Station. The family members of the deceased teenager, identified as Usma, told the police that three assailants murdered Usma and attacked her mother Mukeesha early Thursday morning after barging into their home.

Usma died in the attack while Mukeesha sustained injuries. The family also said that everyone else was sleeping at the time of the incident. They woke up when Mukeesha raised alarms. However, the assailants had left the house by then.

Police unearth truth

During investigation, police found that the now-deceased teenager was in a relationship with a local resident, identified as Kaushar. He was also having an affair with her mother. The girl was pressurising Kaushar for marriage. "He came to their (mother-daughter duo's) house early Thursday morning and took Usma to another room, while other family members were sleeping," a report by The Times of India quoted senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shailesh Pandey as saying.

After taking Usma into another room, Kaushar and Mukeesha strangled her using a dupatta. Then, Mukeesha asked Kaushar to injure her with a knife so that she could fabricate a story a mislead everyone. "After the accused left, Mukeesha raised alarms and other family members woke up only to find Usma dead," the SP told TOI.

Man's family knew about his relationships

Police said that Kaushar's family knew about his relationships with the woman and her daughter and this resulted in frequent arguments. The SSP added that the case was solved in three hours. The two accused have been arrested. The dupatta and knife used in the crime have been recovered.