WIFE KILLED AT HER FATHER’S HOME FOR DOWRY AT CHOPRA

By Dipankar Dey (TNI Islampur)  |  Edited By R. Subrata (TNI Siliguri)

Webdesk, TNI Islampur 10^th June, 2016: In a gruesome incident at Chopra today, it is alleged that a pregnant housewife was killed by her husband at her father’s house. The incident happened at Jaikura village under Chopra Police Station. The victim’s mother Sabitri Barman has lodged a complaint at Chopra PS terming it as a planned murder. The alleged murderer himself had acted to kill himself. This also was alleged by the victim’s family members. The root cause of the killing is the demand of dowry by the husband from his in-laws. He allegedly killed his wife after putting sleeping medicines in her food in the night. Later when she fell asleep he slit her throat. Later when the matter was disclosed she was taken to the nearby PHC and then to NBMC&H. The doctors today declared the victim as dead. The victim Pratima Singha was pregnant and had 3 other children. She was staying in her father’s home for quite some time. The victim’s family alleged that she was killed because the husband wanted to marry again.