Spurned lover beheads girl, commits suicide

Mumbai, Jan 11 (UNI) A spurned lover allegedly beheaded a 15-year-old girl in broad daylight at Saki Naka in western suburbs and committed suicide later in the day, police said.

Premchand Morya alias Chinnu (20), beheaded his neighbour Sundari Tripathi (15) yesterday, while she was on her way home from a tuition class at about 1630 hrs at Yadav Nagar, closer to her home, police sources said.

Later, he went to Kurla Railway station at about 2000 hrs and committed suicide by lying on the tracks.

It is believed that the suspected accused had proposed to her earlier. She, however, rejected his proposal. Enraged with the refusal, he beheaded the girl, sources added.

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