RAUTAHAT, JAN 28 - One Rambachan Sah of Santapur VDC-6, Rautahat district killed his wife and charred the body in fire on Wednesday night saying that the latter's family did not provide the promised dowry sum.
Police personnel at Chandanigapur Area Police Office recovered the charred body of Manjudevi Sah, 19, in a forest some 1.5 Km away from her home.
Meanwhile, police have detained the father-in-law of deceased Manjudevi.
According to Manjudevi’s brother Shambhu Sah, his sister was killed after they failed to provide the promised sum—Rs. 5000 short of 15,000—due to their poor economic condition.
The alleged uxoricide convict Sah is still at large, police said.
The alleged uxoricide convict Sah is still at large, police said.
source: ekantipur.com
