Sambalpur: A man killed his wife in a family court in Odisha’s Sambalpur district and wounded her mother and niece with a sword.
Police said Ramesh Kumbhar of Sindurpankh village on April 23 attacked Sanjita Chowdhury, 18. He also injured her mother Lalita Chowdhury and a two-and-half year old niece.
Sanjita had appeared at the court with her parents for conciliation with her husband as she had returned to her parental home a few months after her marriage, they said.
She had eloped with Ramesh in 2017 and lived with him for several months. She had, however, returned to her parents alleging torture by Ramesh.
Ramesh had filed a petition in the family court to get back his wife.
According to eye witnesses, Sanjita ran inside the family court building to escape the attack but Ramesh chased her and stabbed her. He also tried to attack Sanjita”s father Sudan Chowdhury, who escaped running into a room of the Sambalpur sadar tehsil office.
People present overpowered Ramesh and thrashed him before handing him to the police.
Sanjita, her mother and her niece were rushed to the Sambalpur district hospital. As her condition worsened, Sanjita was shifted to a hospital at Burla where she died, the police said.
Sambalpur sub-divisional police officer, Mihir Panda said Ramesh has been arrested.
(Source: Press Trust of India)