Ahmednagar: A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar was allegedly killed by father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in a college here, police said on Sunday. Jamkhed police station inspector Pandurang Pawar said they suspected it to be a case of ‘honour killing’.
The incident took place in Chondi village, the native place of state minister Ram Shinde, who sought stringent punishment for the accused. The deceased’s father and two maternal uncles were arrested, Pawar said.
The girl used to frequently chat with the boy over phone and go to college with him on his two-wheeler, he said. Her father Pandurang Shreerang Saygunde, 51, asked her several times to discontinue her friendship with the boy but the girl failed to heed his advice, he said. On March 23, in a fit of anger, he allegedly throttled daughter to death at their home in Chondi village, around 60 km from here, Pawar said.
Based on information and evidences, Saygunde and the girl’s uncles—Rajendra Jagannath Shinde (30) and Dnyandev Jagannath Shinde (35)—were arrested on Saturday evening, Pawar said. When contacted, Shinde, also the Ahmednagar guardian minister, said, “The incident is shocking and those found guilty must be awarded maximum punishment.”
