Raipur: In a shocking incident, a woman sarpanch in Raipur's Mohda village was hacked to death by her brother and nephew who were enraged with her for performing the last rites of her mother.
The victim, Geeta, was performing a ritual related to the funeral, when her brother Chetram and nephew Piyush fatally attacked her with an axe.
The culprits have been arrested by the local police.
"The mother's last rites were done by Geeta. They were three sisters and one brother. The son threw his mother out of the house 15 years ago. Ever since, she had been living with Geeta", said Varun Dewta, In-charge, Siliyari police station, Raipur.
"There was some issue going on between the siblings regarding the land. As of now an FIR has been lodged under 302, 307 and 334," he added.
Santosh and Piyush attacked her younger sister Seeta after killing Geeta. They were hunting for Aniruddha Singh before the police arrested them.
