Madhya Pradesh: Man axes wife, occult practitioner to death suspecting infidelity

The accused, identified as Ramgopal Kushwaha, reached the Kotwali police station with an axe and surrendered before the police

Updated on: Aug 7, 2023, 16:30:21 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 35-year-old man killed his wife and an occult practitioner on Monday morning in Niwari district over suspicion of infidelity, the police said.

The accused, identified as Ramgopal Kushwaha, reached the Kotwali police station with an axe and surrendered before the police by saying that he killed his wife for cheating on him with the occult practitioner, Niwari superintendent of police Ankit Jaiswal said.

Anita Kushwaha (32) and Ghanshyam Raikwar (35) were found dead at Ramgopal’s house in Kena village of the district.

“The accused Ramgopal used to live with his wife and two children by constructing a house in a farmland. On Monday morning, he came back from the market where he allegedly saw his wife Anita with Raikwar in an objectionable state,” SP Jaiswal said.

He started thrashing Raikwar and attacked them multiple times with the axe.

The police arrested him and sent the bodies for postmortem. The Forensic Science Laboratory team later reached the spot to collect evidence.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More