Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Akhtar Ansari stabbed his wife to death in front of his children and father-in-law at village Devadi under Dhobaha police outpost in Bhojpur District in South Bihar on August 9, 2021, evening.

Police recovered the body and brought it over to Ara Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. Police also recovered the dagger and arrested the accused. Later, police sent Akhtar to jail after interrogation. The deceased was identified as Munni Khatoon, 32 ,wife of Akhtar Ansari, of Devadi village.  A named FIR was lodged by Dhobaha police outpost on the statement of Maizuddin alias Doman, father of the deceased. Police are investigating the matter.

SHO, Dhobaha police outpost, Vipul Kumar , said that Munni Khatoon along with her son Ahsan Ansari and daughter Reshma Parveen was living with her father for the last six months. On August 9, 2021, Akhtar Ansari called her saying he was seriously ill with blood boozing out of his mouth and requested her to come to him.

Hearing the news, Maizuddin reached village Devadi village in the evening with his daughter Munni Khatoon and grand-son Ahsan Ansari and grand-daughter Reshma Parveen. As they entered the house, Akhtar Ansari quarrelled with his wife Munni Devi and later stabbed her to death in front of his children and father-in-law. All efforts of Maizuddin to save his daughter failed.