SHILLONG, June 24: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the brutal murder of a woman in the city by her husband, who allegedly killed her using a stone.
The Chairperson of the Commission, Vijaya Rahatkar, has written to the Director General of Police, Meghalaya, urging the immediate arrest of the accused and calling for a fair and time-bound investigation under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
The Commission has also sought a copy of the FIR and a detailed Action Taken Report within three days.
The crime occurred on May 27, coinciding with the sensational disappearance of Indore couple Raja and Sonam in Sohra, which had already triggered a wave of accusations and controversy across the state. Police have since arrested Donald Sohtun, the husband of the deceased, Priya Khongstia. Her body was found stuffed in a blanket at their residence.
What initially appeared to be a missing-person case took a grim turn when the landlord of their rented accommodation in Nongrah Nonglum discovered the woman’s decomposed body on May 30.
