Seven Wives Turn Up to Claim Husband's Body


Police were in for a surprise when seven women, all claiming to be wives of the deceased man, came forward to claim the body of Pawan Kumar, a resident of the Ravidas Basti in Haridwar.

Seven women claiming to be wives of a deceased man have come forward to claim his body, putting the police in Uttarakhand in a spot.

The incident happened in Haridwar after a man committed suicide by consuming poison. All the women said they had no idea about another woman in his life.

The deceased identified as Pawan Kumar was a resident of Ravidas Basti and worked as a driver.

According to a report, the man was cremated after an intense drama by the 'wives' of the man. Initially, there were five women who claimed the body, but later two more women came out claiming they are his wives.

Police said they are still waiting whether some more women come forward to claim the man's body.

Kumar's wife rushed him to a nearby hospital after he consumed poison on Sunday night, but he died during the treatment.

According to police, Pawan led a very low profile life and did not have many friends. And he also faced a financial crisis.

"Police are investigating as to why the man committed suicide. The woman who brought the man to the hospital did not disclose why he consumed poison. We have sent the body for postmortem,"Praveen Singh Koshiyari, SHO City police station was quoted as saying. 

The local cops have now decided to wait for a few more days to see if the list if finally complete.


The  local cops have now decided to wait for a few more days  ..

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