Cooch Behar (West Bengal): A woman along with her boyfriend killed her daughter after she came to know about her extramarital affair, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Changrabandha area of the Cooch Behar district on Monday and the girl succumbed to injuries on Tuesday.
The incident came to light after the uncle of the deceased girl approached the police on Wednesday. The woman and her paramour are on the run and the police have launched a hunt to nab them. In his complaint at the Mekhliganj police station, Bimal Mallik, paternal uncle of the deceased, said they heard a loud scream from the house of his brother Balaram Mallik when the latter was not at home.
We all rushed to see. We saw Durga Mallik, my brother's wife and Samser their tenant beating Arpita (23) with a wooden stick. Arpita was bleeding heavily. With the help of other neighbors, we took Arpita to Changrabandha Block Primary Health Centre for treatment. As her condition deteriorated, Arpita was referred to a private hospital in Siliguri, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday, he said.