In a suspected case of honour killing, a young wrestler and his wife were kidnapped and murdered here allegedly by her uncle who was unhappy with the girl's decision to marry out of caste. Two-year-old Vaishali, who is the sister of the married girl, was also killed along with the couple identified as Praveen Kumar and Vibha.

Police suspect that the couple might have been killed after abducting them from accused uncle Amrik Singh's residence in Mongolpuri on April 9 where the couple had gone on invitation. Singh (38) and two others, including a 28-year-old woman, were arrested from Mussorie in connection with the murders, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Atul Katiyar said. The two other arrested were identified as Sandeep Kumar (26) and Preeti Kalra (28) who were promised plots of land allegedly by Singh to commit the crime.