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Crime
Balaghat: Boyfriend Arrested for Strangling Girlfriend Over Marriage Dispute in Bodalkasa Forest
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 10:31 AM
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Police in Balaghat have detained a man accused of killing his girlfriend by strangulation after a marriage disagreement in the Bodalkasa forest.
Balaghat district police announced the arrest of a 27-year-old man suspected of murdering his girlfriend in the Bodalkasa forest. According to investigators, the couple had been in a relationship for about two years, and the dispute arose when the woman insisted on marriage while the accused refused.
The police report states that the suspect allegedly strangled the victim with his hands, after which he allegedly placed her body near a tree and remained seated beside it for a short period before fleeing. The body was discovered by forest officials who alerted authorities.
A post‑mortem examination confirmed death by asphyxiation, supporting the strangulation claim. The investigation is ongoing, and the accused has been taken into custody for further questioning. No additional suspects have been identified at this stage.
Authorities have urged anyone with further information about the incident to come forward, emphasizing that the case is being treated as a serious homicide under the Indian Penal Code.
The police report states that the suspect allegedly strangled the victim with his hands, after which he allegedly placed her body near a tree and remained seated beside it for a short period before fleeing. The body was discovered by forest officials who alerted authorities.
A post‑mortem examination confirmed death by asphyxiation, supporting the strangulation claim. The investigation is ongoing, and the accused has been taken into custody for further questioning. No additional suspects have been identified at this stage.
Authorities have urged anyone with further information about the incident to come forward, emphasizing that the case is being treated as a serious homicide under the Indian Penal Code.