With the arrest of the husband of the woman whose body was found in Sarora area of Urla on the day of Holi festival, police claimed to have solved the murder mystery. The accused killed his wife as he doubted her character, said Station House Officer (SHO) Urla, Manisha lamba on Friday.
The SHO talking with The Pioneer, informed that the accused was identified as laxman Bharadwaj resident of Sarora hailing from Balia district of Uttar Pradesh. “Bharadwaj was the prime suspect as he was the last person present on the scene of crime. He was rounded up and was subjected to intense interrogation who then confessed of killing the deceased Shanti Devi,” said SHO.
The accused had suspected the character of his wife due to which there were frequent quarrel between the couple, SHO informed. The duo was labourers and used to live in a rented house at Urla. Even the people living in the vicinity used to complaint the landlord about the couple’s frequent fights, said SHO.
“The land-lord of the ill-fated couple had also asked them to vacate his property,” said SHO. During cross-examination the accused told police that on March 26 between 8-9 pm there was again vehement altercation between the husband-wife. “Since the day holika was burnt and people in the area were enjoying high music of DJ no one could hear the voices inside,” revealed SHO.
Infuriated laxman Bharadwaj then thrashed and kicked the deceased in the chest area. The short post-mortem report has pointed out rupture of lungs due to breaking of ribs because of fatal blows in chest area, as reason of death, claimed SHO. The accused has been booked under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and was sent presented in a local court that sent him to jail on judicial remand.