Daughter-in-law, 2 aides held for dumping woman in Ayodhya
: Three persons, including the daughter-in-law, were arrested on Thursday for dumping an elderly woman on the roadside in Ayodhya last week.
The elderly woman was identified as 80-year-old Bhagwati, a resident of Kotwali Nagar in Gonda district.
She later died during treatment at Rajarshi Dashrath Medical College.
Ayodhya SSP Gaurav Grover said Bhagwati, who was battling cancer, was dumped by her daughter-in-law Jaya Singh alias Neha Singh (48), her friend Sushma (40), and e-rickshaw driver Premjeet Tiwari (32). The trio, who was detained on Wednesday night, was formally arrested on Thursday.
They were booked under BNS section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and sent to jail.
Ayodhya SSP announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for the police team that cracked the case.
During questioning, Jaya admitted that her mother-in-law was suffering from cancer and she, along with Sushma, decided to abandon her to avoid the burden of treatment.
A senior police officer privy to the probe said that Jaya's husband, Raju Singh, is a drunkard and jobless. The family was dependent on Jaya's income, who worked as a cook in households.
"For the last three months, with Bhagwati's medical bills soaring, Jaya decided to abandon her," said a lady police officer who interrogated her.
Bhagwati was dumped on the roadside on July 23 night. Passersby found her unconscious the next morning and informed the police, who rushed her to hospital. Despite efforts to save her, she succumbed during treatment. Ayodhya police had form four teams to identify the woman and those who dumped her. Police used social media, posters, and pamphlets across nearby districts in the identification process.
IG, Ayodhya range, Praveen Kumar, who supervised and monitored the case, called the incident "a grave case of abandonment and cruelty within the family".
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