Woman Killed by Brother-in-law in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda

Gonda (UP): A 45-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit in a field in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda on Friday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Asha, a native of Sisai Ranipur village. 

Police said that a case has been registered against her brother-in-law based on her husband's complaint.

According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (East) Manoj Kumar Rawat, Asha's husband Bajrangi informed the local police that his brother Ram Autar slit her throat while she had gone to relieve herself in the morning.

“The accused fled the spot after the murder,” the police official said.

Police have collected evidence and efforts are underway to nab the accused, Rawat said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem examination.

Earlier, a "mentally unstable" woman from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for hacking her four-year-old son to death. The accused identified as Aadesh Devi first slit the baby's throat and then tried to burn the body on a stove inside the house, the police said on Wednesday.

(With Inputs from PTI)