Teenager found murdered in Varanasi

Varanasi, Feb 24 (UNI) A teenager was found murdered at her uncle's house in the Shivpur area here today.

Police said Divya (16), a resident of Patna, had gone to her uncle Shyam Sharma's house in the Tulsipur Colony area under Shivpur police station to appear for next month's intermediate examinations.

This evening when her aunt returned from a neighbour's house, she found Divya lying dead inside a trunk.

Police rushed to the spot and seized the body which bore hammer wounds on the head.

The police suspected that the teenager might have been murdered by a young painter Sanjay, who was working in the house when Divya's aunt left for neighbour's house.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigations were on.

UNI