A 25-year-old woman was found murdered at her home in Vikasnagar police station area of Dehradun District on Monday. The suspected culprit who is also happened to be the cousin of deceased’s husband was arrested by the police after some hours of the crime.
The incident which occurred in the Mehuwala Khalsa area of Vikasnagar on Monday morning sent shockwaves in the town. The Station Officer (SO) of Vikasnagar Police station CS Bisht told The Pioneer that Shalu (25) was alone at her home when her husband’s cousin Pintu (30) visited the house.
The duo had an altercation after which Shalu reportedly slapped him. An Infuriated Pintu hit her with a cane on head and fled from the spot. The family members and the neighbors took a profusely bleeding Shalu to hospital where she died after some time.
Bisht said that the police managed to apprehend the culprit after some hours of the incident and has recovered the blood stained cane which was used to attack Shalu. In the preliminary investigation the culprit has accepted to attack the woman and informed that he was having an illicit relationship with her.