Man kills self, wife in Bhojpur village

ARA: A man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife following a quarrel with her at Manichhapra village under the Barhara police station area in Bhojpur district in the wee hours of Friday. The couple had a six-year-old daughter.
Police said Vimlesh Rai (30) shot his 27-year-old wife, Kiran Devi, when she was fast asleep and then committed suicide by shooting himself dead.After their daughter raised an alarm, other family members rushed to the couple’s room and found them dead. They immediately brought the matter to the notice of the police.
SHO of Barhara police station Manish Kumar said primary investigations revealed that Vimlesh and Kiran used to quarrel with each other over one issue or another.
He added Vimlesh, who used to work in Punjab, had come home a couple of months ago and had been living with the family at the village since then. “The bodies of the couple were sent to Ara sadar hospital for autopsy,” the SHO said.