Bihar: 40-year-old murders young wife, sleeps with corpse for days
A Bihar-based man killed his wife and slept with her dead body for almost a week, but was tipped off when neighbors and relatives complained of a foul smell emanating from his residence. The accused identified as Md Nasim lived in Dhamdaha in Purnia, Bihar, and was arrested on Wednesday. 40-year-old Nasim allegedly murdered 22-year-old Shahida Khatun after an argument over dowry.
Husband lit incense sticks to cover foul smell
Nasim and Khatun got married just two months ago and reportedly had a fight over dowry some days back. He then killed his wife by strangulating her. He kept her corpse on the bed and slept with her for almost a week. Nasim burnt incense sticks to keep the foul smell at bay. Notably, Khatun's body has now handed to the family after post-mortem.
When victim's relative went to visit her, he expected foul-play
The crime came to light after Khatun's brother-in-law Md Sabir Alam sought to meet the couple on Tuesday evening. When his repeated calls went unanswered, he went to meet them and suspected something was amiss. The police, later, broke into the house to find Nasim sleeping with his dead wife. Khatun's father said they borrowed Rs. 20,000 on high interest to meet Nasim's demands.
