Rajkot: A widow in Surendranagar was arrested on Tuesday for murdering her brother-in-law on Friday. The woman, Kasturi Santalpara, slit the throat of Sagar Santalpara (47) as he demanded physical relations from her.
According to police, the case was cracked as Kasturi admitted to her crime during questioning.
A night before the murder, when Kasturi and Sagar were alone at home, he demanded physical relations with her to which she refused. After her husband died four years ago, Kasturi and Sagar developed feelings for each other as they lived in the same house. Sagar, too, was a widower as his wife had passed away 17 years ago. But Kasturi put an end to it sometime back as her kids and Sagar’s son had grown up.
On Thursday, the family had gone to nearby Khamiyana village. In the evening, Kasturi and Sagar’s children stayed back, and they returned home. Taking advantage of the situation, Sagar forced Kasturi but due to her refusal they had a fight. After the altercation, Sagar went out of the house and slept on a cot on the street. “In the middle of the night, Kasturi came out and slit Sagar’s throat with a knife and also put cuts on his face. He was found dead the next morning,” said inspector M K Chauhan of the Surendranagar City A Division police station. Later his son Mahesh lodged a complaint against unidentified persons.
Police said that Sagar had no enmity with anyone and they became suspicious while questioning Kasturi.