Durg: After a dispute between husband and wife, the husband killed his wife and also attacked his father-in-law. The case is from Nevai area of Bhilai. Here the accused had come to his in-laws’ house in Maroda from Dalli Rajhara to take his wife home. The wife did not agree to go with him. There was a dispute between the two on this matter. When the dispute escalated, the husband attacked the wife with a knife, due to which the wife died. After this the husband absconded. According to the information received from the police, Simon Masih, a resident of Dalli Rajhara, had reached his in-laws’ house by train in the morning to pick up his wife Prerna Masih (31 years) and child. There was a dispute between the two about the wife going back home.
The dispute escalated so much that suddenly the accused Simon attacked his wife Prerna with a knife, due to which she died on the spot. Hearing the voice of daughter Prerna, father Samuel Tandi (65 years) reached there and tried to intervene. Simon also attacked his father-in-law with a knife, due to which Samuel was seriously injured. After this the accused fled from there. Seriously injured Samuel has been referred to Raipur Mekahara for treatment. Police said that Simon Masih and Prerna Masih lived in Dalli Rajhara, both have a child. Simon did not do any work, he was always drunk. Troubled by this, his wife came to her maternal home Maroda with the child and was living in her maternal home for a year.
