Dumka, Feb. 18 -- Police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of a housewife in Baidyanathpur village in Dumka district of Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday.
Addressing the media, Superintendent of Police Pitambar Singh Kherwar said that on February 14, information was received about the recovery of a woman's body in Baidyanathpur village.
Based on the statement of Surendra Murmu, a case was registered at Taljhari police station (Case No. 08/2026 dated 14.02.2026) under Sections 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against unknown persons for the murder of Rupali Baskey, aged around 20 years, the wife of Murmu's younger brother.
Considering the gravity of the crime, the SP ordered the formation of a ...