24-year-old woman shot inside her house, father under scanner

SHE WAS SHOT DEAD ALLEGEDLY AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH HER FATHER OVER MONEY TO BUY LIQUOR, POLICE SAID

MADHEPURA: A 24 -year-old woman working in a private company in Delhi, who came home in Bihar’s Madhepura district to prepare for her wedding in May this year, was shot dead in her house on Sunday, allegedly after an argument with her father over money to buy liquor, police said.

According to police, the incident happened at Sabaila village under Singheshwaar police station and the deceased has been identified as Bandana Kumari.

The father has gone missing since then, police said.

The mother of the deceased Chanda Devi said that there was an argument between the father and the daughter but claimed that the father could not be the killer. “There was a heated argument between me and my husband as he was asking for money to buy liquor. My daughter just intervened and she was shot dead. I heard a gunshot and when I came out, I saw my daughter lying in a pool of blood in her room,” Devi said, adding that she saw two men, including her husband, escape from the spot soon after the incident.

“Kumari was soon rushed to Madhepura medical college and hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead,” Devi said.

She said her daughter was the lone earning member of her family.

“My husband is an alcoholic but he can’t kill his daughter who has been supporting the family for two years,” she added alleging a conspiracy behind the incident.

Station house officer (SHO) Arun Kumar recorded the statement of the mother of the deceased and lodged a case. He didn’t rule out the possibility of the involvement of others in the incident. “We are investigating the case from all angles, including liquor,” the SHO said.

Meanwhile, locals have accused police of failing to check liquor smuggling in the area. “We all see liquor smuggling but unfortunately the police can’t see,” a local said on condition of anonymity.

A complete ban on liquor has been in place in Bihar since April 2016. Under the state’s Excise Act, there is a complete prohibition on the manufacturing, bottling, distribution, transportation, collection, storage, sale, possession, or purchase of any intoxicant liquor.