Statesman News Service
MALDA, Nov 15: Police today exhumed a body of a 60-year-old Habil Sheikh who was killed by his kin seven days ago. This incident took place at Anandipur near Narhatta in English Bazaar police station. Today a village girl discovered a piece of shirt sticking out of the ground. This information drew attention of others and police finally exhumed the body. Police also arrested his wife Jalmur, eldest son Ujir and son in law. "The man had a piece of land and that is what lured among others his sons. Refusal to 'write' this land in their name angered both mother and daughter and the old man had to pay a price with his life," police said. Habil Sk (60), a bullock cart driver by profession, had a piece of land about five katha*. His married daughters wanted the land be in their names, which Habil refused to comply with. Interestingly the daughters got their mother Jalmur Biwi too on their side. Unable to make Habil agree, Jalmur brought an adultery charge against her husband for which the villagers had to organise conciliatory meeting in October. The village court found Habil 'not guilty'. This turned his wife and daughters more violent. They hatched the conspiracy to take Habil's life. Accordingly since first week of November Habil went 'missing'. Jalmur informed the villagers and a missing diary was lodged in the English Bazaar police station on 7 November. However, it was noticed that Jalmur stopped wearing her bangle and nose-ring following the custom of Muslim widows. The villagers became curious and finally the girl saw a piece of the shirt jutting out of the ground and then it was recovered.
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