Woman held for killing brothers she was in relationships with

Police officials said the woman confessed to killing her husband five years ago to be in a relationship with her brother-in-law after she was interrogated on Friday over the latest murder.

Updated on: May 31, 2021, 03:57:28 IST

By Shruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

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A 40-year-old woman, who allegedly killed her husband with the help of her brother-in-law five years ago, was apprehended for also murdering the brother-in-law to marry another man in Bhopal, said police on Sunday.

During interrogation, the woman confessed not only to the killing of her brother-in-law, but also told police that she murdered her husband five years ago to be in a relationship with the brother-in-law. (HT photo for representation)

Police officials said the woman confessed to killing her husband five years ago to be in a relationship with her brother-in-law after she was interrogated on Friday over the latest murder.

Police officials said they have arrested the 40-year-old resident of Damkheda area of Bhopal and her tenant Rajesh Bisoriya under section 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code. Police also apprehended the woman’s son (15) and daughter (16) in connection with the case, said Irshad Wali, deputy inspector general of police, Bhopal.

HT is not disclosing the identity of the woman or her brother-in-law as it would also give away the identities of her minor children. Police said the children appeared to have helped their mother and Bisoriya in the latest murder. “The five-year-old mystery of her husband was resolved after the woman, along with her kids and tenant, beat the brother-in-law to death and the body was thrown near a residential locality on Friday,” Wali said. Police on Friday recovered the body, which was partly eaten by stray dogs and pigs.

During interrogation, the woman confessed not only to the killing of her brother-in-law, but also told police that she murdered her husband five years ago to be in a relationship with the brother-in-law. Police said she was now in relationship with her tenant and her brother-in-law, who used to live with her, objected to it.

“She said she wanted to leave her specially-abled husband to marry his brother, but her husband was not ready to divorce her and used to beat her. Five years ago, the woman and her brother-in-law strangulated the woman’s husband to death. The kids, then 10- and 11-year-old, saw their father’s murder but the woman and the brother-in-law threatened them with dire consequences, if they told anyone about the murder,” said police officer.

They buried the husband’s body in the house and the incident was never reported to the police. After her recent confession, police on Saturday exhumed the remains the husband.

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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