Madhya Pradesh SDM murder: Sister demands action, says "accused husband wanted money"

Dindori: Nilima Napit, elder sister of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Nisha Napit Sharma, who was posted in Shahpura, Dindori district and murdered by her husband Manish Sharma, alleged that the accused used to torture the late officer. Speaking to the reporters here, Nilima revealed that the accused namely Manish Sharma wanted money from Nisha since the beginning of their marriage.
"We received a phone call from the police station yesterday, informing us that she is no more...We were told to reach here. Manish Sharma (her husband) is a resident of Gwalior and is unemployed... From the beginning, Manish wanted money. He had started asking her for money on the second or third day of getting married. She had given him at least Rs 5 lakh after getting a loan," she said. Nilima further said that Mishra, who was unemployed, used to subject her sister to mental and physical torture. "She used to tell me about it...I suspect that Manish Sharma has murdered her...I demand proper investigation and punishment for the guilty," she said. According to Nilima, Nisha and Manish got married without telling anybody in their family. "Manish Sharma (her husband) is a resident of Gwalior and is unemployed. They met through a matrimonial website and got married. But they did not invite us and got married without telling us..." Nilima added. The incident occurred at her official residence in the district on Sunday and the accused husband also tried to hide the evidence by cleaning the clothes, pillow, bedsheets and others in the washing machine, the officer added. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Balaghat range) Mukesh Kumar Srivastawa said, "SDM Nisha Napit Sharma was married to Manish Sharma (45), a resident of Gwalior in 2020 at a Gaytri Mandir in Mandla. Their married life was quite stressful and Manish Sharma also used to trouble her. Along with this, he also wanted to be a nominee in her service book, insurance and bank account but the SDM ma'am used to deny it." "A few days ago, the accused had come to her official residence as he was her husband so he often used to visit the residence. On Sunday, after having a dispute on some issue, the accused husband killed her by pressing her mouth with a pillow. After that the accused also tried to hide the evidence by cleaning pillow, bedsheets and other clothes in the washing machine. But the police and FSL team found enough evidence against him," the officer said. He added that the police registered a case against the accused under IPC sections 302, 304B and 201 and took the accused into custody. Further investigation into the matter is underway, he added.