Brother Arrested for Murdering Sister in Gorakhnath, Uttar Pradesh

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A shocking case of familial murder has come to light in the Gorakhnath police station area, where a missing woman was found murdered by her own brother. The accused, Ram Aashish Nishad, strangled his sister, Neelam Nishad, with a dupatta, stuffed her body into a sack, and dumped it in a sugarcane field in Kushinagar district. The police recovered the body after the accused's confession during interrogation. The case dates back to the night of October 27, when Neelam's family reported her missing through the emergency helpline number 112.

Key Takeaways:

  • The accused, Ram Aashish Nishad, used a dupatta to strangle his sister, Neelam Nishad, to death in a sugarcane field in Kushinagar district.
  • The motive behind the murder was a dispute over Rs 6 lakh from the sale of ancestral property between Ram Aashish and Neelam.
  • The police initially detained Ram Aashish for questioning, but he tried to mislead investigators by claiming he had gone to visit his wife in Kaptanganj for the Chhath festival.
  • CCTV footage confirmed the crime, showing Ram Aashish carrying a sack after the incident, which he initially claimed contained wheat but later admitted to be the body of his sister.
  • Ram Aashish had been behaving erratically for several days prior to the murder, and his wife and daughter had been staying at her parental home since Navratri.

Statistics:

  • The incident occurred on October 27, 2023.
  • The accused, Ram Aashish Nishad, demanded Rs 6 lakh from his sister, Neelam Nishad, for his share of the ancestral property sale.
  • The police recovered CCTV footage showing Ram Aashish carrying a sack containing the body of his sister.
  • Ram Aashish had been a mason by profession.
  • The case is currently under investigation by the Gorakhnath police station.

Sources:

  • Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of India, October 30.