# Bihar men arrested for spousal murders

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bihar-men-arrested-for-spousal-murders
> Updated: 2026-08-07T06:34:03.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026, police in Bihar’s Nalanda district arrested a husband suspected of killing his newlywed wife and discarding her body in the Ganges River. Authorities launched a river‑search operation and began a post‑mortem to determine the cause of death.

A week later, a separate case emerged in Bengaluru. A 24‑year‑old man from East Champaran district, identified as Dhiraj Kumar, was taken into custody after confessing to strangling his wife, Reema Kumari, following a domestic dispute. The victim’s decomposed body was discovered in their apartment, prompting a murder and evidence‑destruction investigation that led police to trace and arrest the suspect in Bihar.

Both incidents involve men from Bihar accused of murdering their spouses, resulting in arrests by local police in different Indian states and ongoing investigations into the motives and circumstances of the killings.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-07: Elderly Bengaluru Woman Dakshayini’s Skeleton Discovered After Year‑Long Absence

Bengaluru police found the skeleton of 52‑57‑year‑old Dakshayini in a locked house, suspecting she died a year ago while living alone; daughter and son‑in‑law are being questioned.

12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bihar-man-arrested-for-murder-of-wife-in-bengaluru

### 2026-07-30: Bihar husband arrested for murdering newlywed wife and dumping body in the Ganges

A husband in Bihar's Nalanda district was arrested for allegedly killing his newlywed wife and discarding her body in the Ganges; police are searching for the remains.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bihar-husband-arrested-for-murdering-newlywed-wife-and-dumping-body-in-the-ganges

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