Medininagar, Jharkhand (PTI): A 20-year-old woman allegedly hacked her boyfriend to death with an axe when he was sleeping for refusing to marry her, police said on Monday.
The incident happened near Kolhua village in Patan police station area of Jharkhand's Palamu district, they said.
The woman, identified as Anjali Kumar, was arrested on Monday, and her blood-stained salwar-kameez and the axe used for the murder were recovered, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Surjeet Kumar said.
Anjali was in a relationship with Dharmen Oraon (24). She wanted to marry her, but he refused the proposal. A jilted Anjali planned the murder and called Dharmen to a secluded spot surrounded by bushes on Saturday, police said.
After spending some time talking, Dharmen fell asleep on the ground. Anjali soon got the axe that she had kept nearby, and allegedly hacked Dharmen to death in his sleep, they said.
She then hid the body in the bushes, and left the place. The body was found by locals on Sunday.
Police said they cracked the case within 48 hours, and gathered the required evidence, besides arresting the accused.
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Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
