{
  "id": 14430754,
  "title": "Ratlam Youth Strangles 20-Year-Old Girlfriend On Pretext Of Prayagraj Trip, Dumps Body Near Railway Tracks & Flees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ratlam-youth-strangles-20-year-old-girlfriend-on-pretext-of-prayagraj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T10:18:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/ratlam-youth-strangles-20-year-old-girlfriend-on-pretext-of-prayagraj-trip-dumps-body-near-railway-tracks-flees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh: A 20-year-old man, Vikas Yadav, allegedly strangled his girlfriend, Sunhari, also 20, to death and dumped her body near railway tracks, then fled to Uttar Pradesh. Sunhari, a first-year college student from Banswara district in Rajasthan, had gone missing since October 9. The couple checked into a hotel near Ratlam railway station on October 9, staying in Room No. 2 for approximately four hours before leaving. According to police, Vikas took Sunhari towards the railway tracks near Platform No. 4, promising to travel to Prayagraj. However, an argument ensued, and Vikas is suspected to have killed her and discarded her body near Bakra Pul. Sunhari's body was found on October 10, and her college bag containing books, notebooks, and a uniform was discovered around 100 meters from the crime scene. Vikas was arrested in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and brought to Ratlam. Police are investigating the exact motive behind the alleged murder, which remains unclear. They are also examining reports that Vikas had been involved with another woman. The post-mortem report is awaited to confirm the precise cause of death, and further investigation is ongoing.",
  "summary": "Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): A youth allegedly strangled her 20-year-old girlfriend to death in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam. The accused reportedly promised to take her to Prayagraj but allegedly killed her and dumped her body in a drain before fleeing to Uttar Pradesh. The deceased was identified as Sunhari, (20) a first-year college student from Rajasthan's Banswara district. She had been missing from…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}