Woman killed for dowry at Buxar village, husband arrested

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Buxar : Baby Kumari, 23, was thrashed to death at her in-laws’ place at village Koransarai under the same police station in Buxar district for a motorcycle and cash on April 11, 2018, late evening. Later, police brought the body to Buxar Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.

A named FIR was lodged with Koransarai police station against the husband Brajesh Kumar and brother-in-law of the deceased on the statement of her brother Sanjay Chandravanshi. Police arrested Brajesh Kumar and his brother Rajeet on April 12, 2018, and sent them to jail.

SHO, Koransarai police station, said that Baby Kumari, daughter of Sarvajeet Rawani of village Dawath under the same police station in Rohtas district, was married to Brajesh Kumar, son of Lal Jee Rawani of village Koransarai in Buxar district on March 6, 2018, and was being tortured ever since by her in-laws and even husband for a motorcycle and cash. When their demands were not fulfilled, they allegedly thrashed her to death.