BODY OF NEWLY MARRIED WOMAN FOUND

Ara, 6 March 2023, (RNI): Bhojpur police fished out floating body of a newly married woman from the river Ganga at Sinha Ghat under Sinha police outpost in Bhojpur district and brought it to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem. The deceased was identified as Nandini Devi 20 wife of Lucky Singh of Laxmipur village under Sinha police outpost. The in-laws escaped from the scene.

Surendra Singh of Berath village under Chauri police station and father of the deceased said that Nandini Devi was married to Lucky Singh of Laxmipur village under Sinha police outpost on May 13, 2022. After eight months of marriage, her in-laws and even her husband, started demanding a bullet motorcycle and Rs. 1.5 lakh in cash. He had a talk with his daughter on February 26, 2023 for the last time but her mobile was switched off on March 1, 2023. Meanwhile, the villagers informed him that her in-laws killed and threw her body to erase evidence. It was said that when their demands were not fulfilled, they killed Nandini Devi, packed the body into a plastic bag and threw into the river Ganga after tying the plastic bag with heavy stones. On Sunday, the fisherman found a plastic bag enmeshed in their mess and informed the Sinha police outpost. The police rushed to the spot and took out the plastic bag and when opened, body of a newly married woman was found in it. Later the police brought it to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem. The police also informed the parents of the deceased who rushed to the spot at once. Later Surendra Singh lodged a named FIR with the police under Sinha police outpost against six persons including the husband Lucky Singh, father-in-law Surendra Singh. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the named accused.