India News | Husband, In-laws Held for Killing Woman in Jammu
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jammu Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved a woman's murder with the arrest of her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, a spokesperson said.
Jammu, Jun 17 (PTI) Jammu Police on Wednesday claimed to have solved a woman's murder with the arrest of her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, a spokesperson said.
The dead body of Rakha Devi (31) bearing injury marks was found at her residence in Satwari area of Jammu on April 23 this year, he said.
Her husband Chader Kant Tiwari had told police that she died after falling from the stairs, the police spokesperson said.
However, investigation revealed that on the day of the incident Tiwari had allegedly stopped Devi from visiting her mother and this led to a heated argument between the two, he said.
Later, Tiwari's mother Sunehla and sister Sunita joined the fight. They allegedly caught Devi's hands, while Tiwari hit her on head with an iron rod, the spokesperson said.
Tiwari, his mother and sister wanted to dispose Devi's body, but a neighbour noticed them and informed police, he alleged.
Devi's body was recovered and the post-mortem report overruled the theory that she fell from stairs, saying injury marks on the head were caused with a blunt object, the spokesperson said.
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