Annoyed with their father getting married a second time with a younger woman, two brothers brutally killed their father and his new wife in Basti on Saturday morning. They later surrendered before the police.
As per reports, Hridayram Chauhan (63) of Maughat locality of Haraiyya in Basti married a Sunita (40) and brought her home. Hridayram’s first wife had died a few years back.
Chaunhan’s sons Rajesh and Rajendra had opposed the move and protested against his father keeping another woman in the house.
The matter took an ugly turn Chauhan threatened his sons that if they did not behave properly with their step mother, then he would will the entire property to Sunita which irked the sons. On Saturday morning, after heated arguments over the issue, Rajesh and Rajendra brutally battered both Chauhan and Sunita to death. They later stroleld to the local police station and surrendered. A case was registered in this regard and both were arrested.
Meanwhile in Banda, three armed men allegedly raped a woman after taking her husband and brother-in-law hostage at gunpoint in a forest near Bhadawal village in Friday night. The incident took place when the family was crossing a river on Banda-Chitrakoot border.
The woman, a resident of Chitrakoot, had come to Gaurikhanpur village in Banda on Friday along with her husband and brother-in-law to meet their relatives. While they were returning home later in the night, they were taken hostage atgun point by the three men near Bhadawal village. The accused then took turns with the woman in a hut in a nearby jungle. The accused later fled the scene and threatened the family with dire consequences if they reported the matter to the police. A case was registered against the accused and the police has launched a manhunt to nab the culprits. The victim was also sent for medical examination.