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Wife Murders Husband, Burns Body, Buries Remains Under Sand; Son Uncovers Horrific Crime After 17 Days
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News18•27-09-2026, 10:01
Wife Murders Husband, Burns Body, Buries Remains Under Sand; Son Uncovers Horrific Crime After 17 Days
- •Nahjubai brutally murdered her husband, Rama Bakla, in Tati-Amba village, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- •The murder stemmed from repeated arguments over character suspicion, leading Nahjubai to beat Rama Bakla to death with a heavy stick.
- •After the murder, Nahjubai burned the body in a closed room, covering it with a drum to prevent smoke from escaping.
- •Unable to completely burn the body, Nahjubai buried the remains under a pile of sand and destroyed her husband's photos and ID cards to erase evidence.
- •The heinous crime was exposed 17 days later when the couple's 21-year-old son, returning from Gujarat, grew suspicious of his mother's evasiveness.
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The crime came to light when the couple's 21-year-old son returned home from Gujarat and grew suspicious after asking about his missing father, eventually pressuring his mother until she confessed.
To destroy evidence, Nahjubai locked the room, set her husband's body on fire while covering it with a large drum to contain smoke, buried the remaining parts under sand, and burned his photos and ID cards.
According to police sources, the accused wife committed the murder because of ongoing suspicions regarding her husband's character, which repeatedly led to arguments between them.
