Patna: A 22-year-old married woman died under suspicious circumstances at Raniganj village in Supaul district on Saturday. Her family alleged that she was strangled following a quarrel with her husband over his drinking habit.The deceased was identified as Gunja Devi, wife of Lallan Paswan, a resident of Raniganj Ward No. 3 under Bhagwanpur panchayat in the Bhimnagar police station area.According to Gunja’s family, the couple often quarrelled over Lallan’s drinking habit. They alleged that Lallan called her parents on Friday night and threatened to kill them. The family learnt about Gunja’s death the next day. They reached the spot from Banelipatti panchayat suspecting a foul play.The family accused Lallan, his father Vidyanand Paswan, mother Sumil Devi, Soni Kumari and Naresh Paswan of conspiring to kill Gunja. They alleged that she was strangled and demanded a thorough investigation.Bhimnagar SHO Manish Kumar reached the spot with a police team. Police inspected the crime spot, took custody of the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital, Supaul, for post-mortem.The SHO said the exact cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem report and investigation. He said police had not yet concluded whether it was a case of murder or suicide.Gunja was married in 2022 and had two young children, both around two-and-a-half years old, according to her family.
