Koderma (Jharkhand), May 09: The mother of scribe Nirupama Pathak, who was arrested last week in connection with the alleged honour killing of her daughter, was today released on parole for three days to attend the post-death rituals.
Koderma Jail Superintendent Martin Ranjan said that Subha Pathak was allowed to go to her Jhumritilaya home to attend the ‘shradh’ rituals following a local court’s permission.
Subha Pathak had on Friday petitioned Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) N K Agarwal to allow her to attend the ‘shradh’ of her daughter.
22-year-old Nirupama Pathak, who was working for a business daily in Delhi, was found dead on April 29 in her parents’ house in Tilaya in Koderma district under mysterious circumstances.
Her mother had alleged that it was a case of suicide.
However, the post-mortem had revealed that Pathak died due to smothering. A 10 to 12 week-old foetus was also found during the autopsy.
–PTI