PATNA: Mamta Kumari (32), prime witness in her husband‘s murder case in Bihar‘s Nawada district, was shot dead on Monday night, just two days before she was to testify in a court. Car-borne criminals attacked Mamta while she was returning to Daulatpur, her native village, along with her husband’s elder brother, Rajesh Prasad, on a bike.
Her family had been embroiled in a long-standing land dispute with some villagers.Her husband, Vivekanand Prasad (36), was allegedly shot dead as a result of this in 2018, police added. The family had then registered a murder complaint against 12 persons.