In a tragic incident in Dabra town, Gwalior district, a 21-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her father and uncle on Monday. The motive behind the crime appears to be their disapproval of her choices, including her employment in another state, her short hairstyle, and her decision to bring home a male colleague, whom she referred to as her ‘rakhi brother.’ Authorities have taken both men into custody as investigations continue.
Neighbours alerted by the screams and commotion informed the police and released the mother and sister from the locked room. his brother, Santosh, is on the run While Bhagwan has been arrested. Then they attacked Pandey who was injured but managed to run away. “The accused then attacked Nandani while scolding her for bringing shame to the family by keeping short hair and working in another state. They smashed her head against a wall and struck her repeatedly with a stick before being strangled to death,” Kumar added. After the murder, Bhagwan and Santosh fled. “An FIR has been registered for murder and voluntarily causing hurt against the accused. The uncle of the woman Santosh is absconding and police are trying to nab him. Police are also looking for Pandey to record his statement.
Police said her father, Bhagwan Singh Yadav, and uncle, Santosh Singh Yadav, attacked and killed her after locking her mother and sister in another room. “Nandani had returned home last week for ‘raksha bandhan’ with her ‘rakhi brother’ Mahendra Pandey who worked with her at the same mall,” said Saurabh Kumar, sub-divisional officer of police. The villagers informed police that there was tension among family members for long time,” Shivam Singh Rajawat, Piccchore police station in-charge, said.
