Rohtak (Haryana), Aug 6 - In another case of honour killing, a young couple was allegedly beaten to death by the family members of the girl after they caught them together in the field in a village here Wednesday night, police said Thursday evening.

According to police, the girl's uncle found the couple in a compromising position in an empty field near the girl's house in Balamba village near Meham town Wednesday night. He called the girl's brothers and they killed the boy on the spot and dumped his body on the outskirts of the village.

The girl was dragged back home and murdered there. They cremated her the same night to remove all proof.

'From preliminary investigations, we found that 17-year-old Rani and 21-year-old Anil were going around for a long time. The boy's family members were busy in some religious function, when he sneaked out and reached the girl's house,' said Rajender Singh, station house officer of Meham police station.

'We have booked the girl's parents, her uncle and some unknown persons for the crime.