25 October,2016 06:17 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
A woman junior engineer, engaged with MGNREGA work in Bihar's Moraul block of Muzaffarpur, was burnt alive by unidentified persons at her home, police said on Tuesday
A woman junior engineer, engaged with MGNREGA work in Bihar's Moraul block of Muzaffarpur, was burnt alive by unidentified persons at her home, police said on Tuesday.
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The victim was tied in a chair at her rented home in Bajrang Vihar colony under Ahiapur police station and burnt alive, Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Kumar said.
The crime came to light after neighbours cried foul over stench coming out of the house.
The woman aged between 35-40, is a mother of two children and a resident of Sitamarhi. She was alone at her home when the crime was committed. The SSP said that house owner Vijay Gupta had been taken into custody in connection with the killing. The police was also questioning her colleagues to know about the motive behind the killing, the SSP added.
