Ranchi, Feb. 14 -- A minor girl was strangled to death by her brother, and her father later beheaded her, all because she used to talk to a boy in Koderma district.

The incident came to light when the girl's decapitated body was discovered on the banks of a river on February 12. Authorities revealed that the girl's family had reported her missing on February 5 in Brahmatoli village, under the jurisdiction of Markacho police station. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered, and police began their search.

During the investigation, officers uncovered a body buried in the sand along the Jamunia Ghat of the Panchkheri River. However, the girl's family initially refused to identify it. Upon further questioning, inconsistencies in their s...