Main accused in Dumka ‘honour killing’ case held

Dumka: The main accused in the “honour killing” of a 22-year-old youth early this week was arrested on Saturday. Another accused was arrested earlier, police said.
The accused identified as Meghu Gorain of Sarua village under Mufassil police station allegedly killed Vivek Kumar Sah on November 15 for having an affair with his minor niece. The girl’s family disapproved of the relationship and they thrashed Sah brutally, leading to his death.
A Mufassil police station officer said, “Gorain is the uncle of the minor girl and we had earlier detained him for questioning but was released. After finding out that he was the main culprit in the crime, we arrested him. Earlier, we have arrested the girl’s father in connection with the case.”