A man and his son were arrested in Bihar’s Rohtas district for allegedly killing his wife and daughter who wanted to marry a person of her choice instead of the one selected by her father, police said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The suspected honour killing took place in Piyarrakala village under the jurisdiction of the Chutiya Police Station on Saturday, a senior officer said.<\/p>\n
The police recovered the bodies of Parvati Devi and her daughter Pratima Kumari from an isolated place near a power grid substation in the village, he said.<\/p>\n
“Initially, Parvati’s husband and their younger son claimed that the two had died due to electrocution while operating a motor pump outside their house. During interrogation, the man and his son gave conflicting statements which raised doubts, and the bodies bore external injury marks,” Rohtas SP Raushan Kumar said.<\/p>\n
Parvati’s husband Ram Nath Ram and their younger son Chhotu Kumar were arrested and sent to jail, he said.<\/p>\n
“A special investigation team was formed by the district police to probe the case. During interrogation, the man and his son admitted that they had committed the crime,” the SP said.<\/p>\n
The accused told the police that Pratima’s marriage had been arranged with a person in a neighbouring village in Jharkhand but she refused the same and insisted on marrying someone of her choice. Pratima’s mother also supported her.<\/p>\n
“Despite repeated efforts by her father and brother, she remained firm in her decision,” the SP said.<\/p>\n
On Friday night, they allegedly strangled Pratima with her dupatta to death when she was sleeping with her mother, the officer said.<\/p>\n
“When Parvati tried to intervene, she was also strangled to death by Ram Nath and Chhotu. Later, the accused dumped the bodies near the power-grid substation,” he said.<\/p>\n
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examinations, the SP said.<\/p>\n
The police also seized the dupatta used in the crime and mobile phones of the victims and the accused.<\/p>\n
“The investigation is underway,” the SP added.<\/p>\n
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