Ghaziabad (UP), June 24: Three youths who allegedly carried out the sensational honour killing of three of their relatives in Delhi on Sunday were today arrested in Garhmukteshwar area here.
Mandeep Nagar (23), Ankit Chaudhury (22) and Nakul Khari (21) were arrested from Garhmukteshwar, about 90 kms from Delhi, and a country made pistol was recovered from them, Senior Superintendent of Police Raghubir Lal said, adding they have also seized a car.
The three were on the run after allegedly killing Ankit’s sister Monica, 24, along with her husband Kuldeep, 26, for marrying in a different caste, and Mandeep’s 22-year-old sister Shobha, who too had eloped with a man belonging to a different case.
The accused carried out the three murders on the same day– June 20, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Brij Lal said in Lucknow.
First they killed Shobha after asking her to meet them.
–Agencies