India, Sept. 16 -- AGRA DNA sampling led to a breakthrough in a cold blooded murder that took place in the rural belt of Agra 18 months ago. A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing an 18-year-old wedding photographer, stuffing the body into a drum and then setting it afire. The accused also disposed of the deceased's vehicle near a river to make it look like a suicide, said Agra police on Tuesday.

The accused took the extreme step after the teenager, Rakesh Singh, allegedly took obscene pictures of his minor daughter and blackmailed her, they said.

Deviram, who runs a small 'halwai' (sweetmeat) shop on Agra-Gwalior road, was arrested on Monday. He told cops that Singh had made a video of his daughter in 2023 while she was b...