Jaipur, March 5 -- An 18-yr-old girl in Rajasthan's Dausa district who had received protection from Rajasthan high court fearing her father's wrath after eloping with a man belonging to the Dalit community, has been murdered by her father, officials said.

The father, at around 3 am on Wednesday, confessed to the police that he killed his daughter.

The deceased identified as Pinki Saini had alleged that she was forcibly married off on February 16 by her father Shankar Lal Saini, (50). She, however, returned home shortly after and, on February 21, eloped with one Roshan Mahawar.

Her father registered a police complaint the next day, alleging abduction, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Anil Beniwal.

On February 26, the couple m...