Man held for murder of 17-year-old girl missing since April in UP

Police have solved the murder of a 17-year-old girl who had been missing for nearly one-and-a-half months in Meerut district, arresting a 42-year-old man who allegedly killed her over a monetary dispute and dumped her body in a drain, officials said on Monday.

The victim, Anushka alias Riya, a class 12 student and kabaddi player, had been missing since April 16.

Her father, Nempal, a resident of



Chirauri village in the Daurala area, lodged a missing person?s complaint at Kankarkhera police station on April 28.

Police said the teenager was studying at a school near the Kankarkhera bypass and was living in rented accommodation in Shobhapur.

Following directions from senior police officials, three teams were formed to investigate the case with the help of technical surveillance and intelligence inputs.