UP: Medical officer held for killing woman doctor

A medical officer was arrested from Uttar Presh's Jalaun district for allegedly killing a 26-year-old woman doctor of S N Medical College in Agra, officials said on Thursday.

Yogita Gautam's body was found with injury marks along an isolated ro stretch in Agra's Dauki area on Wednesday morning and her identity was ascertained in evening, officials said.

Accused Vivek Tiwari, who was a senior of Gautam at ir medical school in Morab, h been harassing her and allegedly putting pressure on her to marry him, according to officials.

Tiwari, d around 30, has also confessed to killing doctor, with whom he claimed a relationship of seven years, after a heated argument on Tuesday evening, according to a purported video that surfaced on social media.

"Dr Yogita Gautam, pursuing MD at S N Medical College here, went missing on Tuesday and her mobile phone was t reachable after which her family approached local police station and an FIR was lodged,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Agra, Babloo Kumar said.

" family alleged in complaint that Dr Vivek Tiwari, currently medical officer at Jalaun Medical College, would often call her, harass and threaten her," Kumar said.

He said Agra Police tied up with ir counterparts in Jalaun district, leing to arrest of accused doctor.

Kumar said re were visible injury marks on Gautam's he and neck, and or "struggle marks" which have been recorded.

body has been sent for postmortem, he said, ding that accused was being interrogated and all facts of case would be unveiled soon.

In a video clip, Tiwari purportedly stated that he h come to meet Gautam from Jalaun on Tuesday and both were sitting inside his car around 6.30 pm when a heated argument ensued between m.

"I strangled her but when I realised she has t died, I used a knife, which I usually keep in my car, to attack her on he," Tiwari said.

He said he later dumped body in an isolated area and covered it up with woods before leaving spot.

case is lodged at MM Gate police station and furr proceedings were being carried out in case, according to officials. 

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