Two held for starving woman to death in MP

Jagmohan Sahu, the father of the woman, Radha Sahu, lodged a police complaint against her widower, Sanjeev Sahu, and father-in-law, Ramrasele Sahu, both farmers.

Updated on: Nov 4, 2019, 05:42:01 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Rewa | By Shruti Tomar

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The widower and the father-in-law of a 23-year-old woman have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa after she died allegedly of starvation and torture for giving birth to two girls, police said.

Block medical officer Pankaj Singh Gaharwar said that the woman suffered from multiple infections due to starvation. (HT file)

Jagmohan Sahu, the father of the woman, Radha Sahu, lodged a police complaint against her widower, Sanjeev Sahu, and father-in-law, Ramrasele Sahu, both farmers, citing medical reports that suggested starvation as the cause of her death on October 30.

Block medical officer Pankaj Singh Gaharwar said that the woman suffered from multiple infections due to starvation. “Her haemoglobin was found below 5 grams per deciliter [against the normal range of 12 to 15.5 grams per deciliter]. Similarly, her organs were also in a bad shape due to starvation,” said Gaharwar, after seeing her medical reports. A post mortem is awaited.

Rewa’s police superintendent Abid Khan said that a First Information Report has been registered against the woman’s husband and father-in-law under the Dowry Prohibition Act and for harassment and cruelty under Indian Penal Code’s sections 498A and 304 b that provide for imprisonment up to seven years.

He said that the two have been arrested and they were investigating the matter and more sections will be added to the FIR on the basis of the probe.

(With inputs from Harendra Pratap Singh in Rewa)

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

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