Chhattisgarh: Pregnant wife, unborn child die as man tortures, inserts iron tool in private part

RAIPUR: In a deeply disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves across Chhattisgarh, the police have arrested a man Pradeep Agariya accused of brutally torturing and murdering his 23 year-old pregnant wife, Hirabai, in Bhittikala Semarghat village, located within the jurisdiction of the Manipur Police Station in Sarguja district.

The extreme brutality of the crime has left the local community in deep shock, police said on Sunday.

The accused allegedly assaulted his wife and inserted a twelve-inch iron tool into her private parts, causing severe internal injuries.

The horrific act resulted in fatal bleeding, which claimed the lives of both Hirabai and her unborn child.

According to authorities, once the accused realised his wife had lost consciousness, he tied her to his motorcycle and transported her to the Ambikapur Medical College Hospital.

Upon arrival, the accused attempted to mislead the medical staff by fabricating a story, claiming that his wife had sustained her injuries in a severe road accident.

However, as soon as the attending doctors examined the victim and pronounced her brought dead, the accused panicked and fled the hospital premises.

Earlier, too, Prasanna Agariya, a resident of Sakariya Kunni village, had filed a formal report at the Manipur Police Station on May 15 that his sister, Hira Bai, had been subjected to a savage physical assault by her husband.

The initial report indicated that the victim had sustained life-threatening injuries to her head and face.

The police immediately registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter, but the true gravity of the crime intensified significantly once the forensic medical examination was completed, exposing the extreme nature of the violence.