LUCKNOW/Gorakhpur, May 21 -- The case of the dismembered and headless body of a girl stuffed in a trunk on the Gomti Express, has now unravelled into a chilling case of hate crime, with the Government Railway Police arresting the victim's father and two relatives for the crime.

An affair with a youth from a different religion and stubbornness to marry the man proved fatal for 16-year-old Sabba after her father Biggan Ansari, 44, beheaded her, dismembered her body before disposing of it in a tin box and a bag in a train.

Circle officer Jayant Yadav said, "CCTV footage from Tamkuhi railway station in Kushinagar district and technical surveillance provided vital clues in solving the case. The accused were traced, who later confessed during...