Garhwa (Jharkhand), Jun 17 (PTI): The police arrested a 20-year-old woman on the charge of poisoning her husband to death around a month after their wedding in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, an officer said on Tuesday.

The woman was arrested after her mother-in-law lodged a complaint with the police. The accused was forwarded to jail on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in Bahokudar village, under the jurisdiction of Ranka police station, on Sunday evening.

Budhnath Singh, the deceased, married Sunita on May 11.

“Sunita Singh allegedly laced her husband’s dinner with a poisonous substance on Sunday evening, and he died the same day. A sample of the poison from the deceased has been preserved for testing to determine its nature,” Ranka Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rohit Ranjan Singh told PTI.

It is reported to police that the relationship between the newlyweds was strained, the SDPO said.

He said that Sunita initially accused her mother-in-law of poisoning her son.

“Later, she confessed to the crime, and she was sent to jail on Tuesday,” he said.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.