MP: Two Women Beat 65-year-old Mother-in-law To Death In Gwalior; Son, Two Others Arrested

In a horrific incident, two women allegedly thrashed their 65-year-old mother-in-law to death with the help of other family members in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district. While the women brutally hurled stones and sticks at the elderly woman, her sons stood there and cheered.

Horrified by the act, villagers informed the police following which the woman was rushed to hospital. She succumbed to her injuries during the treatment.

After a probe, the police on Monday arrested three persons in connection with the incident that occurred last month.

A search has also been launched for the others involved in the crime, an official said.

A purported video of the incident has surfaced on social media, in which the deceased, identified as Munni Devi, can be seen begging for her life as two women and a man beat her.

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According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Niranjan Sharma, Munni Devi was allegedly beaten up by her daughters-in-law Savitri and Chanda, and her elder son Dharmendra with sticks and stones on March 7.

The woman succumbed to her injuries on March 9, he said.

Investigations revealed that five other family members had also helped the accused, the official said.

The police had initially registered a case of assault but added sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) to the case and arrested Savitri and two others, he said, adding that the other family members were absconding.

(With PTI Inputs)