Bhopal Nov 20 PTI A 21-year-old man whose wife was allegedly raped and killed by her father earlier this month over her love marriage was found hanging at his home in Madhya Pradeshs Sehore district police said on Saturday The man was found hanging at his home under the Ichhawar police station on Friday but no suicide note was found Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi said A case has been registered and further investigation is underway Another police official confirmed that the deceased mans wife was allegedly raped and killed by her father 55 under Ratibad police station in Bhopal earlier this month On Monday the police arrested the father of the victim woman over the incident that occurred in the Samasgarh forest area earlier this month a police official had said The matter came to light when a forest guard spotted the body of a woman and her six-month-old baby lying near Pilota nullah in Samasgarh area on Sunday According to the police the victim a resident of Bilkisganj in the Sehore district had a love marriage about a year ago Currently she had been staying with her elder sister in Ratibad after her infant son died due to some illness on November 4 Following the infants death the victims elder sister had called their father and brother for cremating the baby the official said On their way for cremation on a motorcycle the accused father took the victim inside the Samasgarh forest where he allegedly raped and killed her the official said adding that the accused came out of the forest and narrated the incident to his son and the duo returned to the village The accused confessed to the crime and said that he and other family members were angry with the victim after she married against their wishes the official said PTI COR ADU NSK NSK

Bhopal Sep 27 PTI At least nine persons including seven women were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of the lightning strike in Madhya Pradeshs Dewas and Agar Malwa districts on Monday police said Of the nine six persons including five women were killed in three separate incidents of the lightning strike in Deriya Gudia Khal and Bamni villages in the Dewas district this afternoon officials said Similarly three persons including two women and a boy were killed and four others injured in three separate incidents at Manasa Pilwas and Lasudiya Kelwa villages under the Nalkheda police station of the Agar Malwa district during the day after they were struck by bolts from the sky the officials added An ex-gratia of Rs four lakh each will be provided to the families of the deceased Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the incidents and directed collectors of the two districts to provide the ex-gratia PTI COR ADU NSK NSK