Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : A woman was allegedly killed for dowry at her in-laws’ place at village Bagawa under Gadhani police station in Bhojpur district on November 16, 2018, and her body was disposed off in a haste with a view to erase evidence. A named FIR was lodged with police against six persons including her husband Manish Kumar Singh, father-in-law Saroj Singh, and sister-in-law Mamata Devi on November 19, 2018, but no arrest has so far been made in this connection.
SHO, Gadhani police station, quoting the FIR, said that Mithlesh Singh of Ekauna under Punpun police station in Patna district married his daughter Nidhi Kumari to Manish Kumar Singh, son of Saroj Singh of Bagawa village under Gadhani police station, on May 16, 2013, and ever since she was being tortured by her in-laws for more dowry. Mithlesh Singh had given Rs 50,000 but Nidhi’s in-laws continued to torture her, the SHO said adding finally her in-laws allegedly killed her and disposed off the body. They informed police on November 16, 2018, that Nidhi Kumari had died, the SHO added.