Bhopal Murder-Suicide: Ex-Convict Kills Woman Who Sheltered Him, Dies Under Train

Overview

• Police identified the attacker as Pritam Kushwaha, previously convicted of killing his three sons and released after serving an 18-year sentence.
• The victim, Durga Kushwaha, was allegedly lured to an under-construction part of her home on the pretext of cleaning before being stabbed multiple times.
• Officials documented nine stab wounds to her chest, three to her abdomen, and one to her neck, and she died at the scene.
• After the attack, Kushwaha fled and died by suicide by jumping in front of a train in the Nishatpura area.
• Bodies were sent for post-mortem as police record statements and probe details including reported eviction pressure and the accused’s recent sale of a vegetable cart.