The Noida Police has arrested a 26-year-old man for attempting to murder of his wife. Shravan Yadav on Thursday night tried to kill his wife Bharti Yadav by stabbing her as the couple was undergoing strained relationship since their marriage. Bharti was allegedly stabbed 27 times. Police said that the victim was attacked by her husband and later he cooked up a false story to mislead the police.

The accused thought that the victim will die however she survived and based on her statement before a city magistrate, a case of attempt to murder was registered at Sector 39 police station. And the accused was arrested. Police is now looking out for the accomplice of the accused person and they have recovered the knife from the possession of the accused. The victim also told the police that Shravan wanted to kill her because she wasn’t fulfilling his dowry demands and he wanted to continue his “extra-marital affairs”. “The incident occurred when the couple reached Sector-41. Yadav stopped the car and told her that he wanted to urinate. After parking his car, he told her that he would return in a minute but within seconds, he came back and told her that someone was hiding behind the tree. Then Bharti also came out from the car and Yadav asked her wife to look out in the opposite side, when she turned, he immediately whipped out the knife and stabbed her repeatedly. One of his friends also came and grabbed the victim,” the victim told the police in her statement.

The couple got married in 2012, and had been living separately for the past two months. After their marriage, the couple had regular fights and the victim finally moved out two months ago. “On last Thursday, Shravan had gone to the victim’s parents house in Bhaupur village and taken her to a mall. later in the evening, he asked to come with him at his brother’s residence and on the way, he attacked his wife,” the officer added.

Bharti, police said, received injuries on her chest, abdomen and throat and is recuperating at the Kailash Hospital in Noida. “She has sustained numerous deep wounds on her neck, face, chin, hands and arms,” said Dr Sarika of Kailash Hospital.

Police said Shravan had injuries on his left arm, which seem to have been made with a blade-like object. “Based on the victim’s statement, we again questioned Yadav and after the sustained interrogation he broke down and confessed to his crime,” said Shivram Yadav, Circle Officer-I, Noida.