Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have arrested a teenager suspected of beheading his pregnant older sister. Local police officials said the nineteen-year-old woman had married a man without her family’s consent. She was making tea for her brother and mother when she was attacked with a sickle. The teenager and his mother then surrendered to the police.
Police suspect they also took a selfie with the woman’s head. The brother was sent to a remand home for juveniles after his lawyer said he was less than 18 years old. However, a police official said they would contest this claim in court as they had found a certificate that showed him to be an adult. Their mother was sent to police custody.
Chidozie Chima | August 29, 2024
