On April 16, 2023, Vijay Kumar Chaubey, a 34-year-old private bus driver from Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for the murder of his minor daughter. Chaubey reported her missing, but police investigations revealed inconsistencies in his story. During interrogation, he confessed that he was disturbed by her behavior and feared it would harm his social standing. On April 13, he and his associate, Abdul Mannan, took her to Sultanpur under the pretense of ritual healing. They allegedly strangled her while driving along a deserted stretch of road near Kursi Road and poured acid on her face to prevent identification before dumping her body in the Sharda canal in Barabanki, approximately 50 km from the crime scene. The police were able to trace Chaubey's location through technical surveillance, leading to his arrest on April 19. The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to reconstruct the events leading up to the crime.