Woman beaten to death by husband in Patna, accused held

Patna, Feb 28 (PTI) A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Patna's Danapur locality on Saturday, an officer said.

The accused has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, he said.

The incident occurred at Sri Ram Nagar which falls under the Danapur Police Station area of Patna district.

Danapur SHO Prashant Kumar Bharadwaj told reporters: "We received information that a man named Sonu, who hails from Saran district but was residing at his brother-in-law's house in Danapur, beat his wife to death." Bharadwaj said that the victim's body has been handed over to her parents in Saran district after an autopsy.

Her parents have filed a complaint with the police, and further investigation is underway, he said.

The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also investigated the crime scene, the SHO added. PTI SUK NN