45-year-old Jaipur woman found killed, police suspect family feud

JAIPUR: A 45-year-old woman was found murdered at her house in Vidyadhar Nagar in the city on Tuesday. Police suspect that a close relative may be behind the murder due to family feud. A few persons within the family are being questioned by the police.
According to police, the incident took place at 9.45 am on Tuesday when some of the relatives of the woman identified as Abeeda Bano informed the police about the murder.
After hearing some screams, the people in the neighbourhood informed the police control room. A team of senior police officers along with experts of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) rushed to the spot to take a stock of the situation.
“The woman was lying in a pool of blood. It appeared that she was hit by a blunt weapon on her head. She was rushed to the nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead,” said Radha Raman Gupta, circle inspector, Vidhyadhar Nagar police station.
“Prima facie, it appears that her close relative could be behind the murder. There was confrontation between the deceased and her daughter-in-law. Both were not even in talking terms for a long time, despite living in same house,” he added.
“The preliminary investigation also suggested that extra-martial affair of the daughter-in-law could be the reason behind her day-to-day confrontation with her deceased mother-in-law,” said police.