US allows slain woman s husband to attend funeral in India

New York March 31 (IANS) The husband of an Indian-origin woman killed along with her son last week in New Jersey is being allowed to go to India for the funeral according to an official.

Hanumantha Rao Narra s movements are not restricted in any way by the criminal justice system according to Joel Bewley the Burlington County Prosecutor s spokesperson quoted by CBSPhilly TV. He has not been charged with a crime.

The channel quoted a source involved in the investigation as saying that Narra had a strong alibi. The source was not identified.

The channel said that Narra is expected to attend the funeral in India of his wife Sasikala 38 and son Anish 6 who were found stabbed to death on March 23 in their Maple Shade home.

Post-mortems were done on the bodies of the victims and the remains were sent to a funeral home according to the channel.

Bewley told the channel he would not comment on whether Narra is a suspect because his office does not comment on past present or future suspects.

CBSPhilly said that the source confirmed that Hanumantha Narra was involved in a relationship with another woman as of last week. The woman was not identified.

--IANS
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