In a gruesome murder, a man killed his pregnant wife by slitting her throat with a knife. He also injured his son during the act. The incident took place at Kitadih under Baghbera police station area in the wee hours of Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Anita Pradhan who was in an advance stage of pregnancy, where as the injured child, Vickky Pradhan, has been rushed to MGM Medical College and Hospital's.
The assailant Durga Pradhan who works as a IVth grade employee under SE Railway and posted at Kharsawan had come to his residence at Kitadih at last midnight. He murdered his wife and injured his five-year-old son.
Officer-in-charge of Bagbera police station, MP Singh said that though Pradhan and Anita were married, but the assailant used to visit to the victim's house once in a month and that too for one day only.
The woman Shama Parveen who confessed to killing her two minor sons on Sunday has been arrested and forwarded to Ghaghidih Central Jail today. City SP, Kartik S said they arrested the woman as there was clear-cut evidence against her, and would make more arrest in connection with the ghastly incident only after gathering strong evidence against her husband Mohammed Raqueeb and another man Mansoor Ansari.