Punjab woman kills tenant, daughter in bid to marry her husband
Accused Kamlesh was having an affair with Devanand Rai-- the husband of 40-year-old Suman Devi and the father of six-year-old Riya, police said.
Published: 17th September 2019 06:53 PM | Last Updated: 17th September 2019 07:24 PM | A+A A-
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AMRITSAR: A landlady allegedly killed her tenant and her daughter as she wanted to marry the victim's husband, police said on Tuesday.
Accused Kamlesh was having an affair with Devanand Rai-- the husband of 40-year-old Suman Devi and the father of six-year-old Riya, police said.
Kamlesh was jealous of Devi and her daughter as she wanted to marry Rai who is with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force and presently posted in Patiala, police said.
The mother-daughter duo was killed with a sharp-edged weapon on late Monday night, they said. After killing the duo, Kamlesh disposed of the bodies in a field, police said.
With the help of locals, the bodies were identified and during an investigation, Kamlesh was questioned who confessed to the crime, they said.
The accused was married to a rickshaw puller named Ramtirath, they said.
