2 killed in JSR over suspected extra marital affairs

Jamshedpur: Two separate murders were reported in Jamshedpur over alleged extra-marital affairs late on Tuesday.

In the first incident, 35-year-old Mohan Soren was bludgeoned to death with Pursudih police station limits. Mohan was allagedly assaulted by Raju Murmu, 50, with a cooking vessel and sticks after he found Mohan with his wife at his wife.

was bludgeoned to death within the jurisdiction of the Pursudih police station. The encounter led to an altercation which turned into a brawl. Raju’s wife sought refuge in a neighbour’s home for the night and discovered Mohan’s body upon returning home in the morning. Mohan was a resident of Odisha, and lived with his brother in Naya Basti in Sundernagar. She claimed Mohan treated her as a relative and referred to her as Mami (aunt).

“Raju was arrested from his home and sent to jail. An investigation is underway,” Avinash Kumar, the officer-in-charge of Pursudih police station, said.

In a separate incident within the MGM police station limits, 38-year-old Gita Mandal was allegedly beaten to death by her 45-year-old husband, Bapi Mandal. Preliminary police investigation revealed that a violent dispute erupted because the couple mutually suspected each other of having extra-marital affairs.

DSP Patamda Bachan Deo Kujur said, “The argument escalated rapidly following which Bapi attacked his wife with a heavy mortar.” Gita was rescued by family members and taken to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Bapi was arrested from Ulidih on Wednesday.