3 Hacked To Death In Rajasthan Over Girl's Elopement With Accused: Police

The victims were identified as Sheojilal Mogya (55) of Rein village in Bundi district, and Gopal Mogya (53) and Mukesh Mogya (30) of Laban village of Bundi district.

Three men were hacked to death over the elopement of a girl with one of the accused who was already married, police said on Sunday. The victims were identified as Sheojilal Mogya (55) of Rein village in Bundi district, and Gopal Mogya (53) and Mukesh Mogya (30) of Laban village of Bundi district. Balu Mogya (30) of Tonk district, one of the 3-4 accused, had eloped with the daughter of the men, Sheojilal, around Holi this year. However, as Babu Mogya was already married to Sheojilal's maternal niece, the latter did not want his daughter to get married to Balu, DSP and CO (Itawa) Vijayshankar Sharma said. Since wedding through ''Nata Pratha'' (tradition of having more than one wife through payment to the parents or guardians of the woman) is prevalent among the Mogya tribe, Balu was mounting pressure on Sheojilal for a negotiation but he was not agreeing to it, he added.