PREGNANT WOMAN STRANGULATED TO DEATH FOR Rs. 5 LAKH TO BUY BULLET MOTORCYCLE

Ara, 6 June 2023, (RNI): One newly married and pregnant woman strangulated to death at Ramgarhia locality under Ara town police station in Bhojpur district merely for a motorcycle in dowry. The deceased was identified as Neha Soni 23 wife of Ujjawal Kumar alias Avinash of Ramgarhia locality. The police recovered the body and brought it to the Ara Sadar Hospital for postmortem. An FIR was lodged with the police under Ara town police station in this regard against the husband, Ujjawal Kumar alias Avinash, father-in-law Shiv Jee Prasad, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased. Police are investigating the matter.

Arun Kumar Gupta of Anaith locality under Ara Nawada police station said that his daughter Neha Soni was married to Ujjawal Kumar alias Avinash son of Shiv Jee Prasad of Ramgarhia locality under Ara town police station. Since marriage the in-laws tortured her physically and mentally merely for Rs. 5 lakh to buy bullet motorcycle and when their demand was not fulfilled they strangulated her to death. Arun Kumar Gupta further said that he was informed on mobile that his daughter died. On information, he along with other family members rushed to Ramgarhia and saw that his daughter was lying dead on the earth. He blamed that Ujjawal Kumar had illicit relationship with a woman and he demanded Rs. 5 lakh to buy bullet motorcycle. Neha Soni always objected his extra marital affairs. And at last they strangulated her to death.

Ujjawal Kumar alias Avinash is a goldsmith and has a jewelry shop at Bahiro under Nawada police station.