Rohtas district, Bihar, is reeling from a heinous crime where a disabled man’s illicit romance led to his lynching by his married girlfriend’s family. Shailendra Kumar Singh, 28, and partially paralyzed in one leg, was enticed to Ragini Mishra’s home at midnight, only to be battered fatally.
The affair between Shailendra and the village woman had simmered for a long time, hidden from prying eyes. On the fateful Saturday, Ragini’s call drew him to her doorstep in Baradhi village under Mufassil jurisdiction. His family thought he had stepped out for a routine errand.
Inside the house, horror struck. Husband Daddu Mishra and kin seized the intruder, pounding him relentlessly with wooden weapons. Shailendra’s impairment sealed his doom; he couldn’t escape the savage attack and died instantly amid pools of his own blood.
Morning brought the grim revelation. Lal Badan Singh, the grieving father, dialed 112, prompting a police cordon of the site. The body was carted to Sasaram Sadar Hospital for medical examination. Daddu was promptly detained, with murder charges slapped on, as probes extend to other suspects.
The SHO noted that early inspections confirm assault-induced fatality, awaiting autopsy details for prosecution.
Beyond the personal tragedy, this case underscores deep-seated societal tensions around love across marital lines, fueling debates on honor killings and victim vulnerabilities in Bihar’s hinterlands.