INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PATNA: A 27-year-old man shot dead his two brothers-in-law and injured four others, including his wife whom he suspected of having an
illicit relationship with someone else
The accused, identified as Aashish Chaudhary (27), had an intercaste marriage
The incident took place in Lakhisarai district on Monday when the victims were returning home from the Chhath Puja ghat.The police have
detained four associates of the accused for interrogation in this regard
Aashish was absconding.Aashish allegedly committed the crime as he suspected that his wife Durga Jha was having an illicit relationship with
The accused had eloped with Durga around five years ago and the two got married
But about one year ago, Durga returned to her parents
Aashish wanted Durga to return to him, but her family members were not ready.Around 10 days back, Aashish had an argument with his in-laws
That seems to be the reason of attack on them, police said
The deceased were identified as Chandan Jha (31) and his brother Rajnandan Jha (40)
They died on the spot, while their sister, father and wives have been admitted to PMCH in a critical condition
The injured have been identified as Durga Jha (24), her father Shashi Bhushan Jha (60) and sisters-in-law Lovely Devi (38) and Priti Devi
The family belongs to ward number 5 of Punjabi Colony
Munger DIG Sanjay Kumar said the incident was related to an illicit love affair
Lakhisarai SP Pankaj Kumar said the incident took place between 7.30 and 8.30 am under Kawaiya police station area
The leader of opposition in the state assembly, Vijay Kumar Sinha, demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident
A BJP delegation also met the victims at the PMCH.
