New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- In a horrific incident, a 19-year-old man allegedly killed his minor pregnant girlfriend by slitting her throat with an axe in Gumla district of Jharkhand.

The incident took place in Purana Raidih village under the Raidih police station in Gumla on Tuesday morning.

According to the police, the deceased girl was originally a resident of Chhattisgarh state.

Raidih police station in-charge, Sandeep Kumar Yadav, said: "The incident occurred in Purana Raidih village this morning. The deceased was a minor and pregnant. She was killed by her boyfriend, Suman Yadav (19). The accused slit her throat with an axe. We have arrested the accused and also recovered the murder weapon," reported news agency PTI.

During the initial...