17-year-old strangles wife over 'repeated taunts', dumps body with father's help

A 17-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly murdering his 20-year-old wife in Prayagraj. He reportedly confessed to strangling her on June 11 after she taunted him. His father allegedly helped dispose of the body in Fatehpur. The woman's father had filed a missing person report after failing to contact his daughter for two days. Police are searching for the parents.

By KAPIL DIXIT