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UP Man Arrested for Abducting and Strangling Rajasthan College Student in Madhya Pradesh
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News18•14-10-2026, 13:35
UP Man Arrested for Abducting and Strangling Rajasthan College Student in Madhya Pradesh
- •Hariyali Bhagora, a B.Ed student from Banswara, Rajasthan, went missing on October 9 after leaving for college.
- •Her father filed a report suspecting Vikas Yadav, a native of Uttar Pradesh who worked locally, of abducting her.
- •The victim's body was discovered near railway tracks in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on October 12 with strangulation marks.
- •Accused Vikas Yadav was arrested by the police and has confessed to murdering the girl following a dispute.
- •Police are investigating the case from multiple angles, suspecting a possible love affair between the two.
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Hariyali Bhagora's father stated in his October 10 report that his daughter was in contact with Vikas Yadav, a resident of Prayagraj who previously worked in their village and was currently employed in the Talwara area, leading family members to suspect that Yadav had abducted her.
Two days after her disappearance, Hariyali Bhagora's dead body was found on October 12 near the railway tracks in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, after which the Ratlam police contacted the authorities in Banswara.
During police interrogation, Vikas Yadav confessed that after taking Hariyali to Ratlam, a dispute arose between them over an unspecified issue, prompting him to strangle her to death near the railway tracks.
