Man said bear killed wife; post-mortem revealed she was stabbed 32 times
6 May 2018 8:58 PM IST
Following post-mortem report, the man has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, police said.
Jeffrey Yao has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. He is being held without bail until his arraignment on Monday. (Representational Image)
Shimla: A man has been booked on the charge of killing his wife, after the second post-mortem report discredited his claim that she died in a bear attack in which he was also injured, the police said on Saturday.
On Friday, Harka Singh (24) had told police that his wife was mauled to death by a bear and he was injured by the animal in Rampur area of Shimla district when they were returning home after collecting wood from a forest.
The second post-mortem report stated that the claim of bear attack was not credible and was ill-framed as 32 stab injuries, inflicted by a sharp single-edged tapered weapon, were detected on the body.
Following the post-mortem report, the man has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, the police said.
( Source : PTI )
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