Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : With the arrest of Ravi Kumar, Bhojpur police on June 13, 2020, claimed to have cracked case of murder of Kiran Devi, 27, wife of Bigu Ram, at village Kurkuri under Gadhani police station in Bhojpur district. Ravi Kumar confessed his involvement in the murder it and said that his cousin brother and friend Bittu Kumar had pumped bullet into her body. Police are conducting raids to arrest Bittu Kumar. Police sent Ravi Kumar to jail after interrogation.
Bhojpur SP Sushil Kumar said that Ravi Kumar, son of an armyman of Sirakichak village under Sandesh police station,allegedly had illicit relation with his maternal aunt Kiran Devi since January this year though he was about 13 years younger to her and was to be married very soon. He frequently visited his maternal aunt at Kurkuri village and had even gifted a mobile phone to her in February this year. Ravi Kumar used to force her to live with him but she always refused that annoyed him. Meanwhile, Ravi Kumar allegedly put pressure on her to have sexual relation with his cousin brother cum friend Bittu Kumar.
On June 11, 2020, morning, when Kiran Devi had gone to the field in the village to attend call of nature, Ravi Kumar and Bittu Kumar reached there and Ravi Kumar again forced compelled her to have sex with Bittu Kumar, the SP said. When she refused, they shot her dead and escaped from the scene. An FIR was lodged with Gadhani police station against three persons including Ravi Kumar.
The SP said that Ravi Kumar was annoyed with the refusal of his maternal aunt to have sex with Bittu Kumar, who finally shot her dead and escaped with the firearm. The SP stated that Ravi Kumar, during interrogation, admitted that Bittu Kumar had shot Kiran Devi dead. Police are conducting raids to arrest Bittu Kumar and added that after his arrest, the firearm may be recovered.