Farm Owner, Laborers Kill Teen And Dumps Body In Sewer For Allegedly Talking To A Woman

A teenager's body has been found dumped in an open sewer after being murdered for allegedly talking to a woman, police said.

Police arrested three men in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Mitrajsinh Jadeja after the victim's father complained that his son was threatened by the suspects. The incident happened in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

According to the deceased's father, Hatheesinh Jadeja, the three suspects, Digvijaysinh Jadeja, and his two laborers -- Divansinh Ravsikh and Anil Rajput -- murdered his son for talking to a woman. Hatheesinh had filed a complaint with the police after his son went missing Saturday.

“On Saturday, my son left home saying that he is going to Digvijaysinh's farm and did not return till late. We searched (for) him in the village but were not able to find him. Digvijaysinh told us that Mitrajsinh met him and left the farm afterward," Hatheesinh said in the police complaint, Times of India reported.

Hours after Mitrajsinh went missing, the police got a tipoff regarding a body found dumped in a sewer. The police and Hatheesinh rushed to the spot and identified the body as that of the victim.

Hatheesinh told the police that the suspects had earlier threatened his son that they will kill him if he did not stop talking to the woman. Police booked the accused under the charges of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, news outlet Latest LY reported.

Recently, a man in India was accused of murdering four family members of his minor daughter's boyfriend after learning about their relationship. Sukhjinder Singh from the northern Indian state of Punjab allegedly murdered four family members of 20-year-old Harmandeep Singh who was reportedly in a relationship with his minor daughter. Harmandeep and his cousin were also shot by the suspect but they survived. The police opened a case of murder against the Sukhjinder who remained on the run as of Sunday evening.