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Crime
35-year-old woman's body found hanging in bamboo grove near Kishanganj, son injured
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 22 Oct 2026, 06:32 PM
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A 35‑year‑old woman's corpse was discovered hanging from a trap in a bamboo grove about two kilometres from her home in Kishanganj’s Pahadkatta area, while her seven‑year‑old son was found nearby with injuries, prompting a murder investigation.
Police in the Pahadkatta jurisdiction of Kishanganj district recovered the lifeless body of a 35-year-old woman on Tuesday. The corpse was suspended from a makeshift trap set up in a bamboo grove located roughly two kilometres from the victim’s residence.
Investigators also found the woman’s seven-year-old son in the vicinity, suffering from injuries that required medical attention. Emergency services rushed the child to a nearby hospital, where he is being treated for unspecified wounds.
The circumstances of the death have raised suspicions of foul play. Local law enforcement has opened a homicide probe, securing the scene and collecting forensic evidence to determine whether the hanging was self‑inflicted or the result of a crime.
Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could aid the investigation, emphasizing the need for witnesses to come forward as the case unfolds.
Investigators also found the woman’s seven-year-old son in the vicinity, suffering from injuries that required medical attention. Emergency services rushed the child to a nearby hospital, where he is being treated for unspecified wounds.
The circumstances of the death have raised suspicions of foul play. Local law enforcement has opened a homicide probe, securing the scene and collecting forensic evidence to determine whether the hanging was self‑inflicted or the result of a crime.
Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could aid the investigation, emphasizing the need for witnesses to come forward as the case unfolds.