A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife in southeast Delhi's Badarpur as he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), south-east district, Romil Baaniya said the incident was reported to police on August 5.
"The victim, Minakshi, was found lying in a pool of blood, with injury marks on her neck and body,” they added. "Her husband, Parveen, was nabbed from the spot," the DCP also said.
Minakshi had come to visit her parents. Parveen allegedly killed her when others were not present at home. The couple's sons, aged 10 and 4 respectively, were in the house when the incident happened.
Sources said the husband killed his wife in front of his children and seeing the terrifying incident, they started screaming. locals heard their screams and gathered outside the house of the couple and made a call to police.
A PCR reached the spot and found the woman lying unconscious in a pool of blood. "We took the accused into custody and rushed the woman to the nearby hospital where she was declared dead by the doctors. We registered a case under section 302(punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the husband," said the police officer.
Parveen told police that he suspected her of infidelity and killed her after a quarrel, the police officer said. The couple had been married for 12 years.