30-year-old woman, two others held for murdering husband
PATNA, July 4 -- A 30-year-old woman and two others were arrested from different locations in Bihar on Wednesday for allegedly murdering her husband just 45 days after their wedding, police said.
According to Aurangabad police, Priyanshu Kumar Singh alias Chhotu, from Barwan village, was gunned down by two unidentified men on June 24 at Lembokhap village under the jurisdiction of Nabinagar police station.
Following the incident, a first information report (FIR) was registered against unidentified men based on the statement of the deceased's kin, and the police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Aurangabad superintendent of police (SP) Ambrish Rahul told HT.
The woman, Gunja Singh, who was reportedly in a relationship with her uncle Jeevan Singh for 15 years, tried to flee the in-laws' house when police began probing the murder and questioning Chhotu's family members, the officer said. Jeevan, a transporter, is currently absconding.
During the questioning of Gunja, police learnt that two middlemen - Jaishankar Choubey and Mukesh Sharma - both residents of Garhwa in Jharkhand, were hired on the direction of Jeevan.
"Gunja was arrested from Nabinagar police station area in Aurangabad, while Jaishankar and Mukesh were nabbed from Garhwa in Jharkhand. They admitted to providing a SIM card to the shooters. Jeevan, too, was in frequent contact with them," the SP said.
The SIT found that Chhotu Singh was returning home by train after visiting his sister in Varanasi.
"He had called Gunja to send someone to pick him up from Nabi Nagar railway station. On his way from the station, he was shot dead by two men,"the SP further said.
Police said that Gunja's call records showed she was in constant touch with Jeevan, a resident of Daltonganj in Jharkhand. The seized mobile has evidence of their relationship even as voice call records.
"Upon investigation, it was revealed that Gunja and Jeevan were unable to meet after her marriage with Chhotu, hence they decided to kill him. Jeevan hired contract killers and paid them money to murder Chhotu," the police officer said.
Police are also on the lookout for other people, including the two shooters, and those who helped them escape, in connection with the gruesome murder....
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