Bihar murder: Man kills wife, tells 10-year-old daughter will bring ‘new mother’
New Delhi: A retired railway employee allegedly killed his wife in Bihar’s Jamalpur and stopped his 10-year-old daughter from raising an alarm by telling her that he would bring her a “new mother”. Police identified the accused as Dashrath Mandal, who later surrendered at the Jamalpur police station with his two daughters.
Mandal is accused of stabbing his wife, Pooja Devi, to death. The incident came to light after the couple’s elder daughter, Shrinikah, recounted what happened inside their home. She was reportedly an eyewitness to the killing and has demanded strict punishment for her father.
According to the girl, she was sleeping with her younger sister, Ishika, when their father pulled both children down from the bed and tied them with a scarf. He then allegedly stabbed Pooja Devi twice. Shrinikah woke up after hearing her mother’s screams.
Daughter recounts father’s chilling remark
The 10-year-old said she wanted to call a neighbour after seeing what had happened but her father stopped her. He allegedly told her, “Your mother is dead and I’ll bring another one.”
However, the girl refused to accept what her father said and told him that a mother is a mother and nobody could take her place. Shrinikah also recalled that her parents had an argument the night before the incident. The dispute is being looked at as part of the circumstances leading up to the killing.
Accused surrenders at police station
After allegedly killing his wife, Mandal covered her body with a sheet and took both daughters to the Jamalpur police station. He reached the police station hours after the incident and surrendered before the police.
Meanwhile, the couple’s elder daughter has sought strict punishment for her father over the killing of her mother. Her account has brought out the sequence of events as investigators look into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Further details about the investigation and the motive behind the alleged murder are awaited.