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A pregnant woman was allegedly strangled to death on a train for objecting to a co-passenger smoking.
Shahjahanpur: A pregnant woman was allegedly strangled to death on a train for objecting to a co-passenger smoking, a senior GRP official said.
On Friday night, Chinat Devi (45) was travelling with her family in the general bogey of Punjab-Bihar Jallianwala Express when she objected to a co-passenger, identified as Sonu Yadav, smoking, GRP police station In-charge, Shahjahanpur, A K Pandey said.
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After a heated argument, Yadav attacked the woman and strangled her, Pandey said, adding that the train was stopped at Shahjahanpur and the woman was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
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The deceased and her family were on their way to Bihar for taking part in Chhat puja festivities, Pandey said.
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The accused was arrested and the body was sent for post-mortem, he said.