Woman kills husband, keeps body buried in kitchen for a month
Madhya Pradesh: An woman allegedly killed her husband and buried him under the kitchen for a month and claimed that her brother-in-law helped her do it.
32-year-old Pramila Banawal has been arrested after she managed to get away with his murder for over a month after burying his body under the kitchen, Indian media reported.
The incident took place in Kotma city, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The accused filed a missing person’s complaint about her husband Mahesh Banawal on October 22.
However, it was later discovered that his body was buried under the kitchen slab.
The murder came to light on November 21, when Mahesh’s elder brother, Arjun Banawal, approached the police.
He explained to officers that after the disappearance of his brother, he and other family members tried to visit the house, but they would be turned away by Pramila.
Arjun told police: “We have tried to go to our brother’s house several times in the past one month but every time his wife turns us away hurling abuses at us while holding us responsible for Mahesh’s disappearance.”
Following Arjun’s statement, officers went to the village, however, as they approached the house, there was a strong smell coming from inside.
Station house officer SHO Bhanu Pratap Singh said: “Once we realised that the foul smell was coming from inside the house, the entire place was searched.
“Finally, we zeroed on the kitchen slab as the source.”
Officers began digging up the kitchen only to find a decomposed body from under the place where Pramila had been cooking for over a month.
Pramila evebtually confessed to killing her husband and added that her brother-in-law Gangaram Banawal assisted her.
A police officer was quoted as saying: “She claimed that Mahesh had an affair with Gangaram’s wife and that both hatched a plan to kill him.”
However, Gangaram has denied any involvement in Mahesh’s killing.
India Today reported that Pramila had four daughters with Mahesh.
While she remains in custody, police believe that Pramila had an accomplice as they wondered how one person was able to dig a large pit under the kitchen and drag a body towards it before dumping it inside in a short space of time.
An officer said: “She must have been assisted by someone. We are trying to find that.”
Further investigations are ongoing.
