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India: Woman kills husband with venomous snake; claims 'no regrets'
🇬🇷 Greece /Crime & Justice

India: Woman kills husband with venomous snake; claims 'no regrets'

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • An Indian woman, Damini, is accused of murdering her husband, Atul Panwar, by allegedly using a venomous krait snake.
  • Initially, Damini claimed her husband was bitten by a snake while sleeping, but her story raised suspicions, leading to a police investigation.
  • Authorities arrested Damini, her alleged lover Tushar, and two snake charmers, after Damini reportedly confessed to the plot, citing years of abuse and her husband's infidelity.

A shocking murder case has emerged in Meerut, India, where a 30-year-old woman, Damini, stands accused of killing her 35-year-old husband, Atul Panwar, using a venomous snake. The couple, married for seven years, were living with their six-year-old son and had recently opened a private school.

Initially, Damini presented the death as an accident, telling neighbors that her husband had been bitten by a krait snake while he slept. She claimed to have found him unresponsive with bite marks on his limbs. However, her account soon unraveled, particularly after the victim's father insisted on a post-mortem examination, which revealed inconsistencies.

He used to hit me constantly for no reason, and I learned two years ago that he was having an affair with another woman.

— DaminiThe accused wife explaining her alleged motive for murdering her husband.

Investigators uncovered frequent communication between Damini and Tushar, a 35-year-old school driver identified as her alleged lover. Faced with mounting evidence, Damini reportedly confessed to a conspiracy to murder her husband. Police have arrested Damini, Tushar, and two snake charmers, Sonu and Uday Kumar, who allegedly assisted in the crime.

According to authorities, Damini confessed that she had endured years of physical abuse from her husband and discovered his infidelity two years prior. She stated she had filed for divorce but withdrew the application under family pressure and had also lodged a complaint with the Women's Rights Commission. Damini reportedly expressed no remorse for her husband's death, stating, "He used to hit me constantly."

I don't regret it at all.

— DaminiStating her lack of remorse for her husband's death.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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