Lucknow (UP): A minor dispute between two neighbours led to the murder of a 50-year-old woman at a village in Gudamba police circle of Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, official sources said on Monday. After slitting the throat of the woman, the man ran away, but the police arrested him within three hours of the incident.
According to deputy commissioner of Lucknow Police SM Qasim Abidi, the incident took place in Rajauli village on Sunday when the woman Shahida Bano was working in her farmland, a few meters away from her house. When some locals found the body of the woman, they informed the police about the murder.
Qasim further said that the accused Salimudeen was living with his family in the same village where Shahida lived. Both of them had a tiff over a piece of land on Saturday night. Some people intervened and got the dispute settled.
The police suspected the hands of Salimudeen in the incident, as he went missing after the murder. He was found in a nearby farm. Locals said that Salimudeen is short-tempered and gets involved in fighting with villagers. After sending the body of the woman for post mortem, the police registered an FIR against Salimudeen, the officer said.
