The police recovered both the items used in the crime. (Represebtative image).
VARANASI: In a family dispute, a medical practitioner, Dr. Sapna Dutta, was killed with a hammer and a pair of scissors by her brother-in-law Anil Kumar Dutta in her clinic at Sant Raghuvar Nagar colony on Mahmoorganj Road in Sigra area on Wednesday. After the incident, Anil surrendered before the police and confessed to his crime and was arrested. Anil is the son of former MLA Rajanikant Dutta.
According to reports, while confessing to his crime, Anil told the police that he had gone to meet his parents. However, a heated exchange took place between him and Sapna. In a fit of rage, he attacked her with a hammer and pair of scissors. She died on the spot. The police recovered both the items used in the crime. The police also nabbed Anil’s servant Raushan, who was absconding after the incident.
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