SURAT: A man suffering from mental health problems was arrested on Sunday for murdering his sister-in-law in Navsari district’s Chikhli taluka.
Police said that the woman Ramila Patel (45) was working on her farm at Kukeri village on Saturday evening when the accused Ashok Patel attacked her with a sickle. After being hit by Ashok, Ramila managed to gather herself and tried to escape but Ashok ran behind her and hit her again which proved to be fatal.
On hearing the commotion, people working on neighbouring farms rushed to help Ramila but she had succumbed to the injuries by then. Ramila’s husband Deepak was informed about the incident and later police were also called in. The woman’s body was sent to the community health centre in Chikhli for post-mortem and Ashok was detained after an offence was registered at Chikhli police station.
“We arrested him after his Covid-19 test but he has not revealed any reason behind killing his sister-in-law,” said a police official. He added that Ashok is suffering from mental health problems and was dependent on his brother for everything.
