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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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
