7 days ago
Bihar woman gives husband 'watermelon laced with poison' after performing Vat Savitri Puja
The incident was reported from Sherghati area in Gaya district, police said.
NEW DELHI:
Bihar
Police arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband after performing Vat Savitri Puja, a tirual observed by married women for the long life of their husbands.
The incident was reported from Sherghati area in Gaya district.
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As per the police, the woman gave her husband a watermelon laced with poison to eat.
Mantu Yadav, reportedly consumed the poisoned fruit on May 26 and soon began feeling unwell.
Before collapsing, he managed to inform his sister-in-law that his wife, Lakhia Devi, had given him watermelon laced with poison. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Confirming the arrest, Sanjeet Kumar Prabhat, deputy superintendent of police (Sherghati), said: 'We filed an FIR on May 26 based on a complaint lodged by the deceased's sister-in-law. The victim had told her that he was poisoned by his wife. The accused, Lakhia Devi, has been taken into custody. We are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the exact cause of death.'
