SRIBHUMI: A married woman was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws in Assam's Sribhumi district, sending shockwaves among the locals.
The deceased has been identified as Anowara Begum who was a resident of Anglabazar in the Badarpur police station area. Begum got mercilessly thrashed by her husband's parents over allegations that she was involved in an extra-marital affair.
According to reports, the in-laws claimed that their daughter-in-law was caught red-handed with her alleged lover during an intimate moment.
The in-laws told the police that they were left infuriated so much so that they took the extreme step of tying them up, following which, the duo were severely assaulted.
The in-laws have alleged that their son's wife was involved in a romantic relationship with a man going by the name of Salim Uddin. The brutal thrashing has also inflicted grievous injuries to Salim.
However, the family of the deceased woman has refuted these allegations, saying that it was a planned murder. A case has been registered by the woman’s family against four individuals at the Badarpur police station.
The identities of the accused were identified as Yunos Ahmed, Nazrul Islam, Siddique Ali, and Ranu Bibi.
The cops have launched an investigation to uncover further details into this case.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, a girl was stabbed by a miscreant in broad daylight in Guwahati's Last Gate area and she succumbed to her injuries at the GMCH.
The woman, identified as Mousumi Gogoi, a resident of Dibrugarh, worked for an NGO in Guwahati. She was waiting for a Rapido ride when the attack took place. According to reports, the attacker arrived in a Swift Dzire car and stabbed her.
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