In a horrific incident, a 19-year-old man allegedly killed his minor pregnant girlfriend by slitting her throat with an axe in Gumla district of Jharkhand.

The incident took place in Purana Raidih village under the Raidih police station in Gumla on Tuesday morning. Also Read | Tragic news: Class 6 girl dies after falling from 4th floor at Jaipur school

Raidih police station in-charge, Sandeep Kumar Yadav, said: "The incident occurred in Purana Raidih village this morning. The deceased was a minor and pregnant. She was killed by her boyfriend, Suman Yadav (19). The accused slit her throat with an axe. We have arrested the accused and also recovered the murder weapon," reported news agency PTI .

During the initial probe, the accused confessed to the crime and told the police that

See Full Page