A young woman was reportedly murdered by her own family, who then burned her body to a crisp in a bid to destroy evidence in Nanded district of Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports said the 22-year-old victim, who has not been named, was strangled to death with a rope by her own brother and father along with three other male relatives on January 22 in in Pimpri Mahipal village under Limbgaon police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police officials said the accused then torched her corpse and dumped the remains in a stream to destroy any evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victim, a third-year medical student of Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery, was engaged to be married by a man of her family\u2019s choosing. However, she was in love with another man from her village and informed of the same to her betrothed, who then called off the wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The irate family members who were upset after the wedding was called off, took her to a farm on the night of January 22, where they murdered her and torched her body to destroy evidence, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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