Bahraich: Woman, two daughters found dead in pond
LUCKNOW/BAHRAICH, Jan. 12 -- The bodies of a woman and her two minor daughters were recovered from a pond in the Payagpur town area of Bahraich district late on Saturday night, triggering allegations of domestic harassment and murder over the absence of a male child in the family, police said.
Officials said the woman, identified as Nisha, 35, had been married for 12 years to Vishnu, a resident of Payagpur. The couple had three daughters -- Lado, 10, Mishti, 7, and Khushboo, 2. The bodies of Nisha, Misti and Khushboo were recovered from a pond behind their house.
Nisha's father Ramchandra Guptaalleged that his daughter was harassed by her in-laws for not giving birth to a son.
Vishnu, however, told police that Nisha frequently argued with him. On Saturday evening, around 8 pm, she allegedly spoke to someone on his mobile phone while he was having dinner. "She then left the house along with our seven-year-old and two-year-old daughters. The eldest daughter was sleeping with her grandfather," he claimed. When Nisha did not return for a long time, the family began searching for her. "We later found a child's jacket near the pond behind the house," he said.
Police reached the spot around 11.30 pm and recovered all three bodies from the pond. Officials said an investigation was underway....
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