LUCKNOW, Nov. 23 -- A 19-year-old BSc student was killed inside her home here in Mohanlalganj's Dharmavat Kheda village on Sunday afternoon after she allegedly refused to marry her former fiance, who police say arrived around noon, fled on a motorcycle, and was later arrested. Her family told police that the accused had earlier been involved in a dispute with them over the broken marriage proposal.

DCP South Nipun Agarwal said the accused, identified as Alok Ravat from BBD police station limits, had initially fled after the incident, prompting the formation of three police teams. He was later taken into custody on Sunday evening. Police said Alok Rawat, son of Satish Kumar Rawat and resident of Aabadi Lonapur under BBD Chinhat, is about ...