Bhojpur police arrest woman in connection with daughter’s murder

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Ara : Police on November 30, 2019, arrested Babita Devi alias Basmati Devi, wife of Lal Bahadur Yadav of Kaushik Dularpur under Ara Muffasil police station in Bhojpur District, from the village  and sent her to jail under judicial custody in connection with murder of her daughter Kanchan Devi.

SHO, Ara Muffasil police station, said that Lal Bahadur Yadav of Kaushik Dularpur lived in Rouza locality under Ara Town police station at a rented house along with his family members. His daughter Kanchan Devi was married atvillage Dumara under Ara Muffasil police station but her relation with her husband was not good and so she returned to her parents’ house and lived there. Meanwhile, she died under mysterious circumstances in 2014 and the family members threw her body into local Gyanpur river.

Later, the deceased’s husband lodged an FIR with Ara town police station against his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and others in connection with murder of his wife. Police had already arrested Lal Bahadur Yadav though he was released on bail  later. But, Kanchan’s mother Babita Devi alias Basmati Devi was absconding since. On November 30, police got information that Babita Devi was seen at her native village Kaushik Dularpur. Police immediately swung into action and conducted raids at Kaushik Dularpur and arrested Babita Devi alias Basmati Devi and sent her to jail. On the other hand, Babita Devi said that she had nothing to do with the murder of her daughter and added that her daughter Kanchan Devi had committed suicide by consuming poison.