A person in Jhansi is accused of murdering his live-in accomplice, burning her physique inside a blue steel field, and disposing of the ashes in a river. The crime got here to mild after a loader automobile driver grew suspicious and alerted the police.
In keeping with the police, the accused, Ram Singh, is a retired railway staffer who already has two wives. Regardless of this, he was in a live-in relationship with a 3rd girl, recognized as Preeti.
In keeping with police investigations, Preeti was murdered on January 8. After the killing, the accused allegedly wrapped the physique in a tarpaulin and stored it hidden for a while. He later purchased a steel trunk, collected firewood, positioned the physique contained in the field, and set it on fireplace. Police suspect that when the physique was utterly burnt, the ashes had been dumped right into a river to destroy proof.
To additional cowl up the crime, Ram Singh despatched the trunk to his second spouse’s home with the assistance of his son, utilizing a employed loader automobile. The case surfaced when water began leaking from the field throughout transport, elevating the loader driver’s suspicion. He instantly knowledgeable the police.
When police reached the spot and broke open the locked field on the girl’s home, they discovered charred human bone fragments and coal-like materials inside. The stays have been despatched to the autopsy home for forensic examination.
Police investigation revealed that the principle accused already has two wives and youngsters. Regardless of this, he was dwelling in a live-in relationship with a 3rd girl. Investigations counsel that frequent monetary calls for by the sufferer led to tensions, and led to the homicide.
Two individuals, together with the accused’s son, have been taken into custody for questioning. The principle accused is at present absconding, and a number of police groups have been fashioned to hint him.
Metropolis Superintendent of Police Preeti Singh mentioned the police obtained a name from a loader driver who suspected {that a} field he had transported contained one thing unlawful. “When the field was opened within the presence of police and forensic groups, burnt bone fragments had been discovered. Samples have been collected, and additional authorized motion is underway. The accused can be arrested quickly,” she mentioned.
The loader driver instructed police that he had been paid Rs 400 to move the field. Although he initially refused after sensing one thing suspicious, he later agreed however knowledgeable the police as soon as his doubts deepened.
A case has been registered primarily based on a criticism filed by the sufferer’s household, and the investigation is ongoing.
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(Inputs by Pramod Kumar Gautam)
