The grief of losing her husband was still raw when a widow in Alwar suffered a second, far more brutal blow, this time at the hands of her own family. Barely three months after her husband's death, the woman was attacked repeatedly with a knife by her brother-in-law. What makes the case more shocking is its trigger: a sum of money sitting in a bank account, which the woman had refused to hand over. Enraged by her refusal, the brother-in-law struck her again and again.
The attack threw the household into chaos. The bleeding woman was rushed to the district hospital, where she is being treated under doctors' supervision. As soon as the police were informed, a team reached the spot and took the accused brother-in-law into custody. The case falls under the Akhepura police station area of Alwar city, where a crack in a family relationship turned violent.
Attack Took Place Near Laldas Temple
The incident happened near the Laldas temple, located just outside Delhi Darwaza in the Akhepura police station area. The injured woman has been identified as Sapna. She suffered deep knife wounds to her cheek, throat, stomach and hand. Her relatives took her to the district hospital, where she remains under medical care. The police team arrived as soon as word of the attack spread, and as part of initial action, took the woman's brother-in-law into custody. Investigators are now piecing together the entire sequence of events and gathering details from family members.
Money in the Husband's Account at the Root of the Dispute
According to relatives, Sapna's husband died around three months ago. Since then, she had been living in the same house with her two children. The house she lives in is said to also include a share belonging to her brother-in-law. Some money is deposited in the bank account of her late husband, and the allegation is that the brother-in-law kept demanding that money. When Sapna flatly refused to give it, tension between the two kept building.
The dispute is said to have flared up so badly that the accused picked up a knife and launched a deadly attack on his sister-in-law. The police are currently questioning the accused. The crime has shaken the entire neighbourhood. Locals say that for a woman who lost her husband only months ago to be attacked by a member of her own family is deeply tragic and worrying. The police are taking every angle of the case into account as they proceed.
