This story is from September 19, 2014

Jilted lover kills vegetable vendor

A 52-year-old vegetable vendor identified as Sant Lal, a resident of Shringarpur village, was allegedly stabbed to death by a jilted lover near Phaphamau in Soraon on Thursday night. The killer, identified as Shubham, a resident of Gohri village, had been arrested.
Jilted lover kills vegetable vendor
A 52-year-old vegetable vendor identified as Sant Lal, a resident of Shringarpur village, was allegedly stabbed to death by a jilted lover near Phaphamau in Soraon on Thursday night. The killer, identified as Shubham, a resident of Gohri village, had been arrested.
Police said Shubham had proposed to the daughter of the vegetable vendor and was adamant to marry her.
The girl said that she would marry as per the wishes of her parents. Sant Lal was against the marriage. Shubham had threatened him of dire consequences if he refused his proposal.
Police said that Sant Lal used to go to Phaphamau for selling vegetables. On Thursday night, when he did not reach his house till late at night, the family members searched for him and spotted his body near the railway tracks. Police reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem examination.
The police interacted with family members of slain vendor. The girl said that her lover was threatening to teach a lesson to her family members if she or her parents refused to his marriage proposal.
On Friday morning, the police raided the house of Shubham, who was sleeping at that time. On being grilled, he confessed to have killed Sant Lal. The knife used in the crime had been recovered.
Police said that the girl and the accused were known to each other.
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