Jharkhand woman kills rapist, turns self over to police

A woman employed as a maid at Ranchi’s Harmu Housing Colony killed a man after he entered her residence and raped her, police said on Friday. She later surrendered before the Argora police.

A woman employed as a maid at Ranchi’s Harmu Housing Colony killed a man after he entered her residence and raped her, police said on Friday. She later surrendered before the Argora police.

The woman said 24-year-old Manoj Kumar entered her residence in the wee hours of Wednesday, and after locking the door from inside, sexually assaulted her. (Representative photo/HT)

In her statement, the woman said 24-year-old Manoj Kumar entered her residence in the wee hours of Wednesday, and after locking the door from inside, sexually assaulted her. However, seizing a chance opportunity, she picked up a hammer and hit him repeatedly in the face.

When the woman realised that Kumar was dead, she locked the body inside and then went about her daily chores. She surrendered to the police only at midnight. Police recovered the body as well as the murder weapon. The woman was taken for a medical check-up, and then sent to police custody for further interrogation.

Observing that both Kumar and the woman hailed from Amba Toli village in Khunti district, Hatia DSP Prashant Anand said: “The police was enquiring whether the girl and the boy were acquainted to each other. We are also awaiting the medical test report.”