3 of family held for murder

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThree of a family were on Sunday evening produced in the Bonai Sub-Divisional Court on the charges of killing an elderly woman, Phulmati Singh, at the interior Jada village under Gurundia police limits in the district.Bonai SDPO Amresh Panda identified the accused persons as Bikalpa Singh, his wife Sahamati and father Siva Shankar. Blood stained clothes, a knife, a sharp weapon and a crowbar used in the crime were seized.Investigation revealed the trio had been nursing a grudge against Phulmati as they suspected her of practising witchcraft. On Tuesday night, they assaulted her killing her on the spotDowry Death AllegedDeath of one Sunita Singh (32), who was undergoing treatment for critical burn injuries in the Rourkela hospital, took a new turn on Sunday after her father Dasru Naik alleged that she was killed for dowry. He accused her husband Bholanath Singh of murder. Singh went into hiding two days back following Sunita’s death.Her husband had claimed that she caught fire while cooking on a stove.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST 
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