Latest NewsdeathIndiaNEWSCrime

Man kills his wife in the building of a family court in Odiha

A man killed his wife in the building of a family court in Odiha’s Sambalpur on Monday and wounded her mother and niece with a sword, police said.

Ramesh Kumbhar of Sindurpankh in Sambalpur attacked his 18-year-old wife Sanjita Chowdhury with a sword and killed her with it. He also injured his mother-in-law Lalita Chowdhury and a two-and-half-year-old niece, police said. His father-in-law survived the attack, the police said.

Sanjita had present at the court with her parents for conciliation with her husband as she had returned to her parental home a few months after her marriage, they said.

Read More: 15 more bodies of the Maoists found from Indravati river, death toll rises to 37

She had eloped with Ramesh last year and lived with him for several months, She had, however, returned to her parents as she was being tortured by her husband and had been married to another person.

Ramesh had filed a petition in the family court to bring back his wife. In a pre-planned attack, he hit Sanjita and her family members in the court premises with a sword injuring them severely when they reached there, the police said.

Sambalpur sub-divisional police officer, Mihir Panda said Ramesh has been arrested and his weapons were seized.

shortlink

Post Your Comments


Back to top button