A UP woman plotted the murder of her stepmother-in-law over a family dispute

The woman, who feared her stepmother-in-law’s wish to adopt a child would reduce her share in the family property, is now held.

A woman from Uttar Pradesh has been held as she allegedly plotted the murder of her stepmother-in-law. The woman feared that her stepmother-in-law’s wish to adopt a child would reduce her share in the family property.

A UP woman gets arrested for planning her stepmother-in-law’s murder.

The woman has now been arrested with her two accomplices for allegedly conspiring to kill her stepmother-in-law over a family property dispute, said police on Thursday. As per the officials, the accused, identified as Komal, plotted the murder after developing resentment toward her stepmother-in-law, Seema Devi, who had expressed her wish to adopt a child. Komal feared that adoption by her stepmother-in-law could reduce her share in the family property, and thus she allegedly hired her brother Bhavya to carry out the killing for ₹1.5 lakh, said police.

The woman’s brother left her stepmother-in-law severely injured.

The Superintendent of Police (Rural) stated that Bhavya, wearing a mask, entered the family home in the Sardhana area on October 12. He shot Seema Devi in the leg, leaving her seriously injured. The bullet, however, did not prove fatal. Mukesh Chand, Seema Devi’s husband, lodged a police complaint the same day, following which a case of attempt to murder was registered at the Sardhana police station. Two special teams, along with the SWAT (Dehat) unit, were formed for the investigations. During the interrogation, Bhavya revealed that the weapon used, a .32 bore pistol, was provided to him by his friend Harshit, who has also been arrested.

All three accused, Komal, Bhavya, and Harshit, have been arrested in a joint operation by Sardhana police and the SWAT team, officials said.