MEERUT, July 5 -- Police in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Sunday arrested a 19-year-old youth after he confessed to killing his 17-year-old girlfriend late on Saturday following repeated disputes over his engagement to another woman last month.

Confirming it, Hirdesh Katheriya, superintendent of police (rural), Badaun, said police are also investigating the allegations made by the victim's family regarding the possible involvement of the accused's father in the crime.

The incident occurred in Rampur Tanda village under Billi police station area. According to investigators, the accused, identified as Jogendra Singh, a BA first year student, recently got engaged to a woman from Hayatnagar. Even since the engagement was solemnised, th...