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Bihar auto driver's body found in pool of blood, father blames daughter-in-law, alleges affair with tutor
The body was found lying in a pool of blood inside his room, with injury marks visible on his neck when inmates woke up on Saturday morning.
SAMASTIPUR: A 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was allegedly killed by his wife under suspicious circumstances inside his house in Laguniya Raghukanth village under the Mufassil police station area on Saturday morning, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sonu Kumar (30) son of Tuntun Jha. According to police, the body was found lying in a pool of blood inside his room, with injury marks visible on his neck when inmates woke up on Saturday morning. Following a preliminary investigation, police have arrested his wife, Smita Jha, for questioning based on her suspected involvement in crime.
Sonu’s father told the mediapersons that his son had been married six years ago to Smita, a native of Madho Bishanpur under Ghataho police station. The couple reportedly had frequent marital disputes since their wedding.
“We had even organised a local panchayat and got a bond paper signed before bringing her back to the village. They later had two children,” the grieving father said.
He further alleged that tensions escalated after Sonu found his wife in a compromising position with a local tutor, Hariom Jha (25), who used to visit their home to teach children.
"For a while the tutor stopped coming, but later resumed visiting to teach my elder son’s children. This reignited the conflict between my son and his wife,” the father claimed.
Narrating the night of the incident, he said, “Sonu returned home around midnight after work, while I had already gone to sleep. In the morning, I found his body lying in a blood-soaked state inside his room. My daughter-in-law was sitting in a corner. There were cut marks on his neck. I suspect she, along with a few others, killed my son.”
When contacted SHO of Muffasil police station, confirmed that wife of the deceased had been arrested. The police took the body into custody and sent it to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem examination. An FIR has been registered based on the statement of the deceased’s father. Investigation is ongoing to ascertain the exact cause of death and to identify any other individuals who may have been involved, the SHO added.
