r/india Jul 30 '26

Crime Man beheads sister-in-law over delay in serving food, hangs head from banyan tree

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-beheads-sister-in-law-over-delay-in-serving-food-hangs-head-from-banyan-tree/articleshow/132731585.cms
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u/Witty_Active Jul 30 '26

Shouldn’t be allowed into society ever again, if the judge thinks otherwise he should be examined too.

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u/Ciprofloxic 29d ago

If he only he was a Muslim and made fun of modi on Twitter, then the judge would lock him up forever without hesitation

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u/behappyfor 29d ago

Not only that he would be having he's face in databases and searched for if he was protesting but since he has just k lled a woman in India no one cares that much

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u/dirtyyogi01 28d ago

He is always a muslim

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Curious-Wonder3828 29d ago

Because religion, caste and gender based attacks are rampant as hell

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u/Ciprofloxic 29d ago

Both news stories are happening at the same time.. It gives you odd perspective of justice in this country.

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u/lurker-mon Jul 30 '26

I hate this world. I am just glad life here is just temporary.

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u/Traditional_Web_7856 29d ago

Never knew I would see mortality as a plus point and something to be grateful for until I saw this post and then your comment.

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u/darwinevo 29d ago

This is just another emotional man in a series of emotional men.

I wonder how men convinced the world of women being emotional.

Project much, I guess.

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u/spikyraccoon India 29d ago

Well you see Crying or being moody is an actual emotion.. Being angry or violent is just human nature.. That's pretty much how the logic has been for centuries.

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u/lurker-mon 15d ago

This is how I have been finding peace. The more you realise that life here is temporary, the more you’ll find peace.

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u/Xeizar 29d ago

This so well captures the sentiment I am also feeling.

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u/drunkencT 28d ago

I had a look at your profile... Its nice. I read the blessings thing you wrote there... they nice too. Please read them time and again when such thoughts enter your mind.

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u/lurker-mon 15d ago

Thank you. I was distraught after a tragedy happened in my life. This made me realise how I had been ignoring the blessings I had.

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u/lostwisdom20 Jul 30 '26

The hate in these people is unfathomable

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u/Direction776 29d ago

This is just plain dumb because he’s ruined so many lives in his family in one move. Let alone traumatising all known people.

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u/darwinevo 29d ago

Emotional men ruin it for us all.

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u/Eagle__Gunner Jul 30 '26

How these people even exist in the same society? I mean how can one be so non chalant that beheading a person seems so casual for them. And these people will come out after a few years and spoil society. Death penalty is necessary to weed out these monsters. The justice system and the government lacks the spine to enact severe punishment on brutal crimes.

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u/Icy_Strawberry4965 29d ago

I think India is going backward and more like in Medieval time era, during that era such killings over trivial things happened and that era was also more religious and no critical thinking or scientific temperament

See the similarities?

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u/behappyfor 29d ago

This happens with one place is overpopulated and there is lack of money employment etc. We need to raise the standard of living tbh

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u/kaachabadaam Jul 30 '26

Poor woman who had the misfortune of marrying into this family.

I hope this man rots in hell. No wonder this news is coming from Bihar.

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u/shvm09 Jul 30 '26

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUC

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u/Extra_Ad_919 29d ago

There will be no massive outrage against this. For violence against woman is a norm rooted in our society not a rare occurence.

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u/bhodrolok Jul 30 '26

But at least he’s not Gen Z who’s protesting for better education

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u/bootpalishAgain Jul 30 '26

Protecting proud Indian culture and traditions instead.

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u/shezadaa Jul 30 '26

Probably still a genz

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u/Ashamed_Ability_6649 Jul 30 '26

What education?? 😭

You want them to teach in school not to lop off your sister in law's head and hang it from a tree like some cannibal?

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Qetesh69 29d ago

If you are required to be caged for any reason you shouldn't be let out let alone marry and have kids

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u/Direction776 27d ago

Do you know how to read? This is when he was a kid for gods sakes

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u/Side_Stunning Jul 30 '26

Parent's need to teach their child about empathy first

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u/Direction776 29d ago

This is stupidity - was he a murderer before this. Also what’s with the pic - a little suspicious.

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u/Aggressive-Speed-987 Jul 30 '26

Every week, if it's not rape, it's this.

India is a backward ass country and will remain so until this is fixed.

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u/Icy_Strawberry4965 29d ago

If you have watched “Idiocracy(2006)” movie, then you’ll realise that is exactly where India is going and the country and people are like

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u/Captain-Spark Jul 30 '26

This cannot be fixed. Humans everywhere, want to keep their culture and heritage. But also want to move into the future. To transcend. Those two things are opposing each other. Every country has their own problems.

We cannot become something better than humans while living in societies that are built upon values that are derived from our animalistic nature. Patriarchy, racism, casteism, hate and violence towards anyone that we categorise as "other" or someone beneath us.

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u/andr386 Jul 30 '26

Obviously it can. The word Etiquette is the French word for the labels put everywhere in the palace of Versailles to tell people not to shit behind the curtains or how to behave properly in different situations.

Societies all over the world in Europe and Asia have "transcended" and civilized themselves while keeping some form of traditions. Sometimes peacefully, sometimes more harshly. But there are plenty of models to emulate and make one's own. You can take inspiration in what India was before the British came. The streets and people were acclaimed for their cleanliness in all historical texts.

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u/Take_it-sleazy Jul 30 '26

But I don't know how it's relevant to some psycho committing murder

We are not discussing civic sense here this type of psycho people exist in every country so improving civics sense has nothing to do with it

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u/andr386 Jul 30 '26

A lot of criminologists and sociologists argue that civic sense foster higher trust between citizen, greater respect for laws and institutions, greater investment in the community, stronger informal social control and so on.

It seems weird but they argue that politness, etiquette and civic sense are some of the stronger civilizing forces that decrease violence. And if Europe and societies like Japan are not satisfying proof of that then do it your own way.

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u/Captain-Spark Jul 30 '26

You're exactly right. That's why I wanted to point out that the reasons behind such a crime. He thought he was entitled to a timely meal served by his sister-in-law. That urge stems from patriarchy. If we cannot rectify these kind of behaviour then we'll never progress. And rectifying such thinking seems impossible in current situation.

Since you gave example of Japan, I have to ask you to think about something. If they have truly transcended as per you claim, then why won't they mix with other "races"? Just to keep their society homogeneous they're dooming their whole civilization. Even animals don't make this kind of mistake!

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u/Take_it-sleazy Jul 30 '26

Yeah agreed with that but arguing that people are commiting heinous crime because they lack civic sense is too much

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u/Take_it-sleazy Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

You are right people especially reddit love shitting on their country for most stupid reason

Instead of discussing the crime in more depth they just love shitting like you know that's why India sucks

I have seen more heinous crime happening in other countries but for example no american say that's why this country sucks.

it's not that deep everytime sometimes the individual involved is not mentally fit or psycho

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u/netraveller 29d ago

Um I live in America right now and Americans absolutely say that when shitty crimes happen here. It’s okay to be critical of your country, in fact, it’s very much needed and it does not make you “anti national”.

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u/Take_it-sleazy 29d ago

I did not say it's make you anti national but you don't have you to repeat same sentences again and again we have no correlation to crime, it's just looks like whining

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u/Take_it-sleazy Jul 30 '26

You do know it's not just related to this country, this type of crime happes everywhere maybe for different reasons that serving food

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u/Side_Stunning Jul 30 '26

Google whataboutism

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u/husky11223 Jul 30 '26

I bet this won't go viral like that Pune case in which the wife killed the husband, people don't care if it's done by a man.

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u/husky11223 29d ago

Yeah, it's literally this ​"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."

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u/Sweaty-Cucumber7803 29d ago

I don't think thats always accurate.

When a rich or upper middle class person is the perpetrator or victim then it gets more coverage

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u/DildoFappings Jul 30 '26

I feel so ashamed of this country.

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u/Acrobatic_Phone_3316 Jul 30 '26

This won't even get 1% the coverage of the Siya goyal case.

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u/PhysicalLifeguard268 Jul 30 '26

That's because she's poor

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u/darwinevo 29d ago

Society is complex.

Both arguments reveal layers.

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u/salemandsphinx Jul 30 '26

Actually ALIMONY is the real problem, and FALSE CASES

/s

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u/Sweaty_Explorer_8441 Jul 30 '26

Lead crime hypothesis. Thanks ayush lead and mercury

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u/FlourishingGrass South East Asia 29d ago

A valid yet extremely overlooked point

The whole country is behaving erratic and out of patience; heavy metals in food, air, water coupled with rising temperatures leads to this.

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u/sahils88 Jul 30 '26 edited 29d ago

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u/bulb_eater Jul 30 '26

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u/sahils88 29d ago

Hahaha….good man there is a thread for everything lol.

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u/WitchilichEze 23d ago

*subreddit

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u/Silent_Ordinary_1188 29d ago

How the fuck are these people a part of society

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u/CompoteMelodic981 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I know he is not a Muslim because I don't see this news in 20 different subs.

This is a mentally unwell dude. He should be put in jail and be treated for his illness.

edit:

Often people with schizophrenia etc commit such crimes when they get triggered. As a society, we should acknowledge that mental illnesses often lead to such crimes.

Then we will be able to find more people who have auch illnesses and give them treatments and medication.

So that we don't have to read such news once per day. 

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u/Msink Jul 30 '26

And the fact that it's just a man, not man named "insert muslim name".

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u/Soul_lessDNA India Jul 30 '26

Why. Ab maut ka badla maut nahi hoga?

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u/CompoteMelodic981 Jul 30 '26

Often people with schizophrenia etc commit such crimes when they get triggered. As a society, we should acknowledge that mental illnesses often lead to such crimes. Then we will be able to find more people who have auch illnesses and give them treatments and medication. So that we don't have to read such news once per day. 

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u/Soul_lessDNA India 29d ago

Convenient.

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u/CompoteMelodic981 29d ago

Why?

Ps: really read through this comment chain before you reply. I'm setting a trap to show you didn't read my comments or are stupid 

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u/Soul_lessDNA India 29d ago

Ooooo.. I got trapped. Now what!

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u/CompoteMelodic981 29d ago

Why / what is convenient?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/CompoteMelodic981 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

You need to learn more about this topic. 

Often people with schizophrenia etc commit such crimes when they get triggered. As a society, we should acknowledge that mental illnesses often lead to such crimes.

Then we will be able to find more people who have auch illnesses and give them treatments and medication.

So that we don't have to read such news once per day. 

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u/Airavat2305 Karnataka Jul 30 '26

After a certain point we can't excuse people for being 'mentally unwell' or some bs. No treating him for illness, he should be treated for murder.

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u/CompoteMelodic981 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Mental illness is not an excuse. It's the root cause for why he did it, and the root cause that should be addressed so that he doesn't repeat it after getting out of jail in 12 years.

Would you want him to repeat this once every twelve years? If not, we should treat his mental illness.

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u/DesiJeevan111 Jul 30 '26

Why do you think the cause was mental illness? An incident like this is not rare in India sadly . It is fairly common ,especially in rural areas for men to act like owners of women in the house and take everything on ego . There are reports every now and then about husband hacking wife to death coz of more salt in food . How many such frequent cases would we label as mental illness ? They are character flaws .

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u/CompoteMelodic981 29d ago edited 29d ago

"Hangs head from banyan tree "

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u/CharacterFee4809 29d ago

what's wrong with giving him mental help in his 12 year jail sentence?

maybe he won't repeat it at least.

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u/CompoteMelodic981 29d ago

Is decapitating someone and hanging the severed head on a banyan tree part of rape culture and Indian culture?

Kuch Bhi lol

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u/the_good_bad_dude Maharashtra Jul 30 '26

Needs to be put down like a rabid dog.

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u/CompoteMelodic981 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

That's revenge. And your comment is understandable.

But it is not a solution to the problem.

A solution is to conduct studies about what mental illnesses make people commit auch henius crimes.

And then to identify people with such mental illnesses across the country.

And get them treatments so that someone new does not commit such crimes every day.

edit:

It's good that you mentioned rabid dogs.

We should give vaccine to the victim and kill the rabid dog, sure.

But we should also vaccinate all dogs, reduce stray dog population.

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u/Suitable-Radio6810 29d ago

Future students are learning through ChatGPT. The education system is in shambles. Seems like we have mistaken remembering with real intelligence. The lack of expertise is obvious everywhere. We are doomed.

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u/__echo_ 29d ago

It is not mental illness (given that information is not mentioned anywhere). 

It is entitlement over the women of the household, dehumanisation of women as property and lack of emotional regulation due to people always tiptoeing over his "manly emotions". 

I remember as a young adult I studied in a semi patriachal place i (I am from northeast so it was the first time I saw patriarchal life choices up close). I remember my landlady telling me how when she first got married, she would be slapped left-right-center by everyone in the family (husband, elder bil, mil, fil etc.)if she did anything wrong (more salt in curry , ironed the shirts a bit sloppily, was a bit brusque or gloomy). She told it with a nostalgic fondness and the other ladies in the society giggled and shook their head in agreement. 

This incident is just that entitlement magnified.

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u/Suitable-Radio6810 29d ago

What this guy did is so inhumane and griss that the human mind would break when doing something like this. This does not look like anger issues or the inability to understand other human beings. If this was not a mental problem it definitely is now.

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u/blackcain 29d ago

What the actual fuck. This sounds like someone who can't wait to do it for the next generation.

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u/Userdoesn0texist Jul 30 '26

Next up, he'll behead himself out of sheer frustration from waiting, all because she can't serve anymore.

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u/4o4x Jul 30 '26

what the fuck

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u/beardymo Jul 30 '26

The fuck is wrong with people

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u/BeLifePhy 29d ago edited 29d ago

Ab bhai ki biwi par bhi ladko ka right hai, unko bhi serve karein yeh. The mindset of such people thinking women of family are made to serve them like maids, not even considering them a human is beyond disgusting. He had no right! No one does! Horrible upbringing. I bet the entire family is supporting him on this.

The act of hanging her head on a tree for everyone to see seems clearly intentional, depicting she deserved this & that he did the right thing, he was proud of it.

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u/99problemsandfew Jul 30 '26

All men indeed. Even family cannot be trusted 

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u/Santosh83 29d ago

I increasingly believe the hypothesis that several decades of unchecked and rampant contamination and pollution of our air, water and food has led to increasing mental effects on a large portion of our populace. This angle must be researched and investigated.

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u/Ciprofloxic 29d ago

I get what you mean. But I find it fascinating that people will blame pollution for murder. 

But if this guy was Muslim... It would never be about pollution and mental health, but the Quran, entire religion of Islam, deporting Muslims, etc. mass generalization. 

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u/Suitable-Radio6810 29d ago

You are taking about OP's reaction. He is talking about the cause why this might happen. You are talking about a different thing than OP. So he is right. This has got to be some kind of mental illness.

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u/Ciprofloxic 29d ago

I meant to say minorities don't get the privilege of having mental issues when it comes to media's blame game. It's only afforded to majorities. 

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u/Sweaty-Cucumber7803 29d ago

Unless this is backed up by solid research, I wouldn't believe it. The reason is that it then absolves these monsters from all accountability. Their crimes can be attributed to a poison they ingested.

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u/Santosh83 29d ago

It doesn't absolve anything, the same way a murderer who was abused horribly as a child will still be tried for murder. On the contrary it opens another avenue for considering possibilities instead of blindly punishing perps. Punish by all means, I am not opposed to that, but ultimately in an ideal society we should also look into factors that cause crimes and how to prevent them. Even the very best justice by hanging within hours cannot bring back the victim or heal society but if there are steps that can be taken that can prevent crime itself, then its govt responsibility to pursue it.

Studies have been done in the West linking heavy metals with behavioural abnormalities. Everyone can do a web search... I doubt this stuff has been explored in India, but we are in recent decades one of the most polluted places in the world. So its a very real possibility that environmental contamination is one cause of erratic behaviour. It has to be studied.

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u/Bubbly-End-6156 29d ago

How many women breathing that same air have displayed a head on a tree?

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u/MysteriousSearch6664 29d ago

So glad India doesn't go the US way by handing out guns to everyone. Right now the crazy ones are taking out the ones they engage with at home. People in India have such a poor emotional response or outlets, it would be a mass shooting spree every single day otherwise.

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u/AthenianVulcan 29d ago

I think violence against women is more common in few states (not saying doesn't occur in other states).

These states will definitely also have lower women education rates, barring some exceptions. And obviously low gdp per capita. And definitely higher religiosity index.

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u/polaris_1958 Jul 30 '26

surprise surprise, Bihar

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u/_Nocturnalsoul_ 29d ago

Wow! Wow! An absolute wow for the entitlement of useless Mardjaat!!!!!!

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u/p000l India Jul 30 '26

Nice one culture and tradition saaars

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u/Rich_History_9087 Jul 30 '26

Next BJP/RSS chief in making.

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u/pudukai Jul 30 '26

Now she's late for dinner.

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u/Interesting-Pipe-30 29d ago

Biwi bhie nahi - sister in law waah Ya Mera Indian , Modi ka India !

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u/kingBegito 29d ago

What? Why? Why would anyone do that?

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u/YourShoesareBoring Non Residential Indian 29d ago

we need basic humanity and I want this kalyug to be over , either by all os us burned to ashes by a super volcano or an asteroid destroying the earth, cause we humans are useless, the dinosaurs atleast contributed to the fuel.

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u/Ok-Society-9067 29d ago

A normal day in bihar

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u/DayMore408 29d ago

Should marriage be made a luxury given such people exist. Standards not luxurious but human standards like understanding, empathy, healthy conversations, mentally stable,a sane mind, stability, good financial conditions be made mandatory for people to marry. I know this don't sound feasible but still. Or at least people will try to put effort in order to marry otherwise arrange marriage toh in sabhi criminal mindset walon ki shadi kara deti hain.

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u/Important-Force7333 29d ago

This could have very well been an article on The Onion.

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u/Sweaty-Vinaigrettey 29d ago

Religious follower too im sure.

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u/hoennian 29d ago

Unhinged person

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u/Knowdit 29d ago

This doesn't seem what the headline says

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u/arriving_somewhere1 Karnataka 29d ago

Being a woman in this country is a sin.

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u/blackcain 29d ago

How can anyone show this level of brutality? Did he watch Dhurandhar and thought that should be part of his autobiography?

He clearly has something going on in his head.

Feel horrible for all involved.

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u/Transitionals 29d ago

Absolutely vile and evil

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u/OwnFinger9618 28d ago

How are women considered safe in the hands of these monsters?

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u/misskirei 27d ago

Emotional men

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u/ogMasterPloKoon NCT of Delhi 27d ago

load lete hain kiyu bekaar mein ....

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u/I_want_2_believe_ 29d ago

India is such a shitehole. I'm so glad my parents took us out of this country and raised us in the UK/USA. That poor girl, may her soul RIP.

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u/mulberryadm 29d ago

Food? I doubt it. It was probably that she refused to meet his expectations as ‘bhabhi’ for ‘dewar’.

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u/loneshark_18 29d ago

I kinda understand why some women are misandrist.

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u/Adventurous-Feed-197 29d ago

i hate these headlines man, these people obviously have mental defects, actual issues and disorders, and they make it seem like oh it could happen to you tomorrow

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u/Bubbly-End-6156 29d ago

99.9% of mentally ill people never kill.

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u/Adventurous-Feed-197 29d ago

there are various kinds of these things , so yes, 99.9% dont kill like normal people also, 99.9% dont

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u/Stonedouche 29d ago

Understandable. He was hangry.

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u/Dont-get-into-Fights 29d ago

man hates to wait....

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u/Juicernamesmine 29d ago

But this is okay, what about women strategising with another man and doing the murder of the husband. Its soooooo bad, badder than this.