A man, who suspected his wife of having illicit relationships, in an attempt to kill her — hammered a nail into her forehead on Thursday night in South-East Delhi’s Sangam Vihar area.
The victim, Mamta (27), has now slipped into coma. The accused, Pappu, hails from Etah in Uttar Pradesh and was arrested on Friday on charges of attempt to murder.
According to police, the incident occurred on Thursday night at the couple’s residence in G Block of Sangam Vihar. Mamta and Pappu were sleeping in the other room, while their three children were sleeping in the adjacent room. Pappu suspected his wife of having an illicit relationship for quiet some time and for the past few days the rancor had worsened. On Thursday night an argument surfaced again over the issue and he tied her hands and legs, and gagged her as well.
“Pappu went to the other room and got a five-inch nail and started hammering it into her temple. He had pushed almost half the nail inside before running from the spot locking the house,” said a police official.
later, when the children saw their mother bleeding profusely, they untied her. The landlord reached in the morning and informed police. She was rushed to the nearby hospital where her condition is stated to be critical.