A 30 – year – old man was beaten to death by his in-laws at Lukaiya village under Mufassil police station area of Giridih district late on Wednesday evening.
The incident took place at around 8: 45 pm, when the deceased identified as Chhotelal Hasda tried to flee from the spot after stabbing his wife, Meena Hasda (25), to death. According to the family, the couple had a 6 year old daughter.
Soon after getting information, a team of Giridih police, led by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Jitvahan Urawn, visited the site of occurrence and looked into the matter. Inspector of Police cum OC, Giridih Mufassil PS, Shyam Kishor Mahto, and Sub Inspector, Sanjay Kumar, are among other members of the investigating team.
“As soon as the incident came into our notice, we visited the site of occurrence and looked into the matter. On the basis of the statements given by the family members as well as villagers, we have initiated a detailed probe into the double-murder”, Urawn said.
“Nothing much can be ascertained unless we completely investigate the matter. Exact reason behind the murder of the woman is yet to be exposed as the facts regarding the last few conversations between the deceased woman and her husband buried with the death of the later”, Urawn said adding that the district police had detained few of the suspects for further investigation into the matter.
“Owing to an altercation and scuffle with her in-laws and husband, my daughter had come to us over a month ago and later refused to go back to her in-laws’ home. Meanwhile, a couple of days ago, her husband, Chhotelal Hasda, came to us and forced my daughter to go back to her matrimonial home. But, on being refused by her, they indulged in exchange of words, which later turned into scuffle and skirmishes. Meanwhile, Chhotelal stabbed my daughter to death. I came to know about the incident only after I heard the screaming sound of my daughter and raised the alarm. Soon after committing the crime, my son in-law ran away from the spot but he was chased by the other members of the family and villagers”, the deceased’s father, Chandlal Murmu, told the police. The police personnel have seized a sharp edged knife and other related articles from the spot.