A 17 year-old girl, Pavitra, was allegedly murdered by Dukka Uma Shanker, known to her family, after an argument at her home in Warasiguda. Police said he stabbed her during a dispute over her visit to Vijayawada. He has been arrested.

Hyderabad: The Warasiguda police arrested a man who had allegedly murdered a 17 year-old girl following an argument with her on Monday afternoon.

The man, Dukka Uma Shanker (24), a resident of Yousufguda and a native of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, was known to the victim’s family.

According to the police, the girl’s family is related to Uma Shanker.

A year ago, Uma Shanker had come to the house of the girl and met her parents Jagada Laxmi and Kantharao, and proposed to marry their daughter Pavitra. The parents of the girl agreed and said they would pe

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