In a shocking case from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, a police constable allegedly orchestrated a snakebite attack on his wife in an attempt to murder her.
The woman, Ms Anshika, survived the attack and managed to escape, eventually seeking justice, reported India Today.
According to the police, Constable Anuj Pal hired two snake charmers to forcefully make his wife suffer a venomous snakebite. Believing she would not survive, he left her unconscious in a locked room. However, Ms Anshika miraculously regained consciousness and fled to her parents’ home, where she later reported the crime.
Ms Anshika’s police report reveals a disturbing history of coercion and abuse.
She alleges that her relationship with the policeman began under duress four years ago when he raped her. To escape legal consequences, he agreed to marry her in a temple. Initially, he kept her at his sister’s residence, making no public acknowledgment of their marriage.
The situation worsened after Mr Anuj secured a job with the Uttar Pradesh Police. With his newfound position, he allegedly began rejecting their marriage, denying Ms Anshika her rightful place in his life.
Faced with his continued neglect and abuse, Ms Anshika sought legal intervention, filing a police report against him.
A compromise was eventually reached, and Ms Anshika was moved into Mr Anuj’s home. However, rather than improving, her circumstances deteriorated further.
She claims that the physical and emotional abuse escalated, with Mr Anuj frequently threatening her.
On Feb 19, the situation took a horrifying turn. Ms Anshika alleges that her husband meticulously planned her murder by hiring two snake charmers.
He allegedly forced her to suffer a snakebite while muffling her cries for help. Assuming she was dead after she lost consciousness, he abandoned her in the room.
However, fate intervened, and Ms Anshika regained consciousness. Mustering the strength to escape, she locked the room from the outside and rushed to her parents’ home.
Despite her harrowing ordeal, Ms Anshika and her family faced difficulties in getting the police to take her complaint seriously. Her family claimed that their initial attempts to register a case were met with resistance from the local police.
It was only after Ms Anshika was discharged from the hospital and personally approached the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Kanpur that the matter gained urgency.
Recognising the gravity of the crime, the DCP immediately ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR).
The case is now under investigation, and authorities are probing the involvement of Mr Anuj and the snake charmers.
