Mandya: The parents of a girl who was killed for loving a youth from another caste, have confessed to have strangled her to death.

Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Reddy who is probing the case said that the suspicion of honour killing of the girl was true as the parents have confessed the crime.

It may be recalled that on April 2, Monica, daughter of Mohan from Thimmanahosuru in Mandya was killed for going against the will of her parents.

At a press meet on Monday, Superintendent of Police said that the deceased girl Monica’s parents and uncles were involved in the crime, as she was in love with a youth belonging to another caste.

“Monica, daughter of Mohan from Thimmanahosuru, was in love with a youth belonging to another caste, which was opposed by her parents. They tried to convince her several times, but Monica was adamant about her relationship.

“Angered by her behaviour, the family members murdered her and hung her from a tree on April 2. They had informed the neighbours that she had committed suicide by hanging. Later, they took the help of a few neighbours and burnt the body, destroying the evidences,” he said.

On March 31, Monica’s parents had lodged a missing complaint at the Mandya Rural police station after she went missing on March 28.

“On April 1, Monica, accompanied by her parents, visited the police station and gave a statement that she was voluntarily going with her parents. On April 2, Monica left the house again, but was traced within half an hour. The family members tried to explain to her that she was bringing disrepute to the family. But when Monica remained adamant, they told her that if she wanted to go with her lover, she had to give in writing that she herself would be responsible for whatever happened to her in future. Monica agreed and wrote the letter as demanded by her family members. But she was assaulted and strangled to death in a brutal manner,” the SP said.

The parents were taken into custody for cremating their daughter in a hurry without informing either the police or the villagers about her death. The police have arrested Monica’s father H B Mohan and uncle D Suresh. Cases of murder and destruction of evidences have also been registered. Search is on for the other uncle Ramakrishna who is also involved in the case.

Monica’s lover Narendra Babu has been summoned by the police for recording his statements.