PATNA: A 35-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her father-in-law following an argument over household issues at Sahbeghpur under Mokama police station area in Patna late Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Anjali Devi alias Tetari Devi, the wife of Ganesh Paswan. Ganesh works as a labourer in Delhi.
According to the police, the accused Phaguni Paswan (60) has been absconding after the incident. His cellphone was also switched off. Mokama police station SHO Sanjeet Kumar said the locals informed the police about the incident around 10.30pm. The body was sent to Barh sub-divisional hospital for postmortem. “Anjali’s parents have been informed about the death and her sister’s statement has been recorded,” he said.
