Boyfriend strangles woman to death in Jharkhand’s Ranchi over suspicion of cheating

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Jharkhand for allegedly strangling his girlfriend and burying her body near the Kanchi River after suspecting she was involved with another person. Police recovered the victim's phone and solved the murder during investigation

Ranchi: A man in Jharkhand allegedly strangled his 18-year-old lover and buried her body on the banks of the Kanchi river here after he saw the woman with another person and suspected that he was being cheated upon, police said on Monday..

While the incident occurred on June 17, the body of Hissi Kumari was recovered on June 23, and the accused, Chetan Munda (18), was arrested last Saturday, they said.

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The victim’s mobile phone was recovered from the accused, Ranchi (Rural) SP Gaurav Goswami said.

During interrogation, the accused told investigators that on June 12, he had seen his girlfriend with another man from the village. On June 17, he called her near the riverside, where they got into an argument, and the woman told him that she didn’t want to continue the relationship.

In a fit of rage, Munda strangled her to death and buried her body in a 6-foot-deep pit on the river bank, the police officer said.