Mauganj college staffer's death: mother accuses daughter-in-law, seeks impartial probe from SP

The family of Ramnidhi Saket, who died in suspicious circumstances in Mauganj, has approached the office of the Superintendent of Police. Relatives reached the office around 4 pm on Tuesday and submitted a written complaint demanding an impartial investigation.

Ramnidhi's body was found hanging from a tree at Shaheed Kedarnath College on Sunday morning. According to the family, he was posted as a watchman at the Government Shaheed Kedarnath College, Mauganj, though the case describes him as a peon. Mauganj police handed the body to the family after the post-mortem and have begun an investigation. Ramnidhi's sister, Sukanya Saket, has expressed apprehension that he was murdered.

According to the complaint, Ramnidhi married Pooja Saket of Devrihan village in the Naigarhi area about six years ago. The couple have a four-year-old daughter. His mother, Shyamkali Saket, alleges that the husband and wife had been living apart for about three years.

Shyamkali alleges that during this period Pooja threatened Ramnidhi over the phone. She says Pooja also pressed him to have her name entered in his service book and to give her half his salary. According to the family, Ramnidhi was also threatened with a false dowry case and with being killed.

Ramnidhi's brother, Kedarnath Saket, alleged that Ramnidhi had been threatened that he would not be able to reach his next court hearing. His niece has also said that her uncle was repeatedly receiving threats over the phone.

The mother has asked that the CCTV footage and hard disk of the college premises for the night of the incident be examined. She has also appealed for the call details of Ramnidhi's and his wife's mobile phones to be obtained and examined. The family says this evidence could clarify the circumstances of the incident.

The family has expressed suspicion against Pooja Saket and demanded action. The allegations made in the complaint have not yet been independently confirmed. The cause of death and the truth of the allegations will become clear only after the police investigation. Superintendent of Police Manohar Singh Mandloi has assured the family of appropriate action.