Bihar: A week after marriage, bride ‘murders’ husband

BETTIAH/PATNA: Barely a week after their wedding, a bride has been arrested from a remote village in West Champaran district for allegedly killing her husband, demystifying the adage that marriages are made in heaven.
The family of Shyamji Sah, a daily wager, was shocked to find him lying in a pool of blood on his bed with his throat slit when they entered the couple’s room early Sunday, Bairiya SHO Dushyant Kumar told TOI.“Shyamji wedded Griti Devi of Saraiya in East Champaran district on December 13. All seemed well in the groom’s family at Malahi Tola,” said the SHO, adding that Griti is being questioned.
Villagers claimed Griti tried to flee when her in-laws found her husband’s body but was captured and handed over to cops. One of them, Yogendra Chaudhary, who rushed to the spot on learning of the murder, told TOI over the phone that Shyamji’s parents, elder brother and his wife, and younger brother were at home when the crime took place.
“Griti told them that someone had knocked on the main door after midnight. When she opened it, two masked men barged inside and threw something on her face that made her faint, following which she couldn’t recall what transpired after,” Chaudhary said.
While residents do not rule out the possibility of accomplices in the crime, police pin their bets on leads based on Griti’s statements. “We are trying to trace her phone calls. She isn’t opening up as yet,” SHO Kumar said, adding that the murder weapon hasn’t been found so far.
Chaudhary said a newlywed woman would never answer the main door past midnight without waking up her husband or other family members. “The family denied hearing any knock or scream. We don’t have any information about Griti’s background as her village is far away,” he added.