Hubby among 3 held for killing pregnant woman

PATNA: The incident of road rage and a pregnant woman’s murder at Chainpur village under Gopalpur police station area in Patna on Thursday turned out to be a well-planned murder by the husband himself as he wanted a male child.
It was revealed in the interrogation of the deceased’s husband Shambhu Rajak (35), who said he had hired two contract killers for killing his wife Ruby Devi (32).
Police arrested Shambhu and his information the alleged killers Rishi Kumar (22) and his associate Navin Kumar (20) from Jaiprakash Nagar under Jakkanpur police station area. Police also seized the bike and pistol used in the murder.
Ruby was killed when she and Shambhu were going to their residence at Jhaichak under Parsa Bazaar police station area from Lohanipur in Kadamkuan after health check-up. Shambhu runs a laundry at Sipara.
Two bike-borne criminals had shot Ruby in her head. Police said the couple’s two daughters aged two-and-a-half years and seven years were also on the bike that time.
City SP (east) Jitendra Kumar said Shambhu had hired Rishi for Rs2.5 lakh to kill Ruby. “He had paid Rs50,000 in advance. Shambhu told police that Ruby was four months’ pregnant,” he said.
“It was on Friday morning that Shambhu, after continuous interrogation from Thursday, confessed that he had hired contract killers,” he said.
“He wanted a son. That was the main reason behind killing Ruby. He also used to have long conversation with Ruby’s sister. Probably he was planning to marry her later for a male child,” the SP said.
He said police suspected Shambhu as he was giving contradictory statements. “We took him to spot where Ruby was shot and the place where the two bikes had allegedly collided. But his statements kept changing,” he said.
“Rishi had shot Ruby while Navin was driving the bike. Rishi is accused in a criminal case lodged with Jakkanpur police station,” he added.