Bihar woman murdered for marrying against family's wish; husband, two-year-old daughter killed too
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Jan 10: A 23-year-old woman, her husband and their little daughter were killed allegedly by her father and brother in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, as her family was against their marriage, the police said on Wednesday.
The two bludgeoned the woman, her 38-year-old husband and their daughter before shooting them to ensure their death at Navtolia village in Naugachia area on Tuesday evening.
Accused Pappu Singh and Dhiraj Kumar Singh, the father and brother of the woman respectively, are absconding and efforts were on to arrest them, Naugachia police district SP Sushant Kumar Saroj said.
The SP said Pappu and Dhiraj had been bitterly opposed to Chandni tying the knot with Chandan who was 15 years her senior.
According to an eyewitness, Chandan was begging for mercy when they were being hit with an iron rod by the accused.
Chandni Kumari, her husband Chandan Kumar and her two-year-old daughter died on the spot.
The police have recovered five spent cartridges and the iron rod from the crime scene.
"We have launched a manhunt to nab the absconding accused. The spent cartridges have been sent for forensic examination. Forensic experts visited the spot and collected all pieces of evidence," Saroj said.
"We will soon nab the accused and recover the firearm that was used in the killing," he said.
Investigators are also in touch with the family members of the accused to know about their whereabouts.
"Preliminary investigations revealed that Chandani's family was not happy with her marriage," said the SP.
The police are also going through the call records of the family members of the accused after the killings.
The incident took place at around 4.25 pm on Tuesday when the three were returning home in Navtolia village.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, he added.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
