In Sitamarhi, Bihar, a father -in -law strangled his own daughter -in -law to death. After this, he dug a pit seven feet deep in a dry pond away from the village to hide the dead body and buried it. The incident took place on Tuesday night in Temhua village of Pupri police station area. The deceased has been identified as Kanchan Devi (22), wife of Indrajit Rai. The Pupri police, taking prompt action, have taken the deceased’s mother -in -law and father -in -law Rambharos Rai into custody. He is being questioned. As soon as the information of the murder was received on Wednesday morning, Pupri Police Station Inspector Chandrabhushan Kumar Singh, SI Manoj Kumar reached Temuha village with Sadal Bal. The police questioned mother -in -law and locals. With the help of a local watchman, the police reached the place where the body was buried. After this, its information was given to the senior officer.
A dead body was dug out
CO Pupri Ramkumar Paswan was deputed as magistrates to evacuate the body from inside the soil. In the presence of the magistrate, the body was dug out and taken out. A circular black mark has been found on the woman’s neck. Due to which there is a possibility of strangulation. Police have taken the body and sent it for postmortem.
Run away from her in -laws
The deceased’s mother Indu Devi said- We married our daughter a year ago in Chorout. Two months after the wedding, Indrajit Rai, a resident of Temhua village, fled from her in -laws. He married Kanchan and kept her with him for eight months. The second husband’s father i.e. Rambhrosse Rai called us and told us that your daughter has committed suicide. Knowing this we suspected. We informed the police. Station Head Chandrabhushan Kumar Singh said that on receiving information about the incident, Rambharos Rai was interrogated in custody. He said that the body of the woman has been dug by digging a pit in the pond of Sareh. The body was then recovered from the pit.
Mother -in -law continues interrogation
In this regard, DSP Atanu Dutta said that the post -mortem report of the deceased will reveal the cause of death. His mother -in -law is being questioned. Further action will be taken based on the family’s statement.