Businessman, his brother held for ‘poisoning’ pregnant wife

Noida | Friday | 22nd February, 2019

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However, Madhu was declared dead at the hospital the same day. “Madhu’s mouth was foaming and we suspect that she was poisoned by Mukesh. Her husband and his brother had broken the SIM card that was given to Madhu by me,” Pawan said.Police said they arrested Mukesh and his younger brother Ram Babu, who stays in Bishanpura village of Sector 58, from near Mamura Chowk around 10.20 am on Thursday. When her father-in-law was informed about her death, he casually said that if she was dead, so be it,” Pawan said.Madhu’s medical reports confirmed that she was two months’ pregnant with twins at the time of her death. Her post-mortem report is awaited.Circle officer III Piyush Singh said, “The accused were arrested based on the FIR lodged in the matter on Tuesday under IPC sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 304B ( dowry death ) and under the Dowry Act lodged against Mukesh, Ram Babu and Jayanti.”“The post-mortem report will take at least 15 days to reach us as the Delhi hospital will conduct a forensic investigation too,” he added.The family has, meanwhile, demanded that the other accused, Jayanti, be arrested too..