This story is from April 7, 2020

Bihar: Elderly woman killed in Madhubani

An altercation between two families allegedly over switching off of lights led to the death of an elderly woman at a village in Madhubani district on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.
Bihar: Elderly woman killed in Madhubani
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PATNA: An altercation between two families allegedly over switching off of lights led to the death of an elderly woman at a village in Madhubani district on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 9 pm at Satlakha village on Sunday when Surendra Mandal asked his two neighbours to switch off the lights of their houses to support PM Narendra Modi’s call.
But the neighbours refused and kept the lights on.
Mandal again asked his neighbours to follow his diktat, which led to the altercation between the two families. One of the accused barged into the house of Mandal and strangulated his 70-year-old mother, Kala Devi, to death.
The victim was rushed to the primary health centre at Rahika where the doctors declared her brought dead.
Rahika SHO Rahul Kumar said, “The accused are absconding. A case under Section 302 has been lodged against the accused on the statement of the deceased’s son. The body was handed over to the family after post mortem”, adding, that the dispute over switching off lights between the two neighbours led to the incident.
Madhubani SP Satya Prakash could not be reached. Madhubani sadar SDPO Kamini Bala visited the spot on Monday.
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