A 30-year-old woman was killed by her physically challenged husband at Rajeev Nagar under MP Nagar police station area on Wednesday. The accused husband hit woman with a hammer in her head.
Police said that the deceased, identified as Shanno, was found lying in a pool of blood in the early morning hours and police were informed after the neighbours found her death.
In the preliminary investigation, police found that the deceased was hit by a hammer or blunt object in her head by the accused husband Fareed who went absconding after the murder and is still absconding.
Body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC.
During the probe, police found that the husband and wife used to have frequent fights over financial problems. The accused is physically challenged and suffering from gangrene in legs due to which he was not able to walk properly.
In the morning around 9.30, the accused had a fight with the deceased and irate over her wife, Fareed hit her in head with hammer knocking her down.
Locals rushed to her rescue but failed to save her and later Dial 100 was informed which helped in arresting the accused.
The deceased was physically challenged and factor which lead to the killing of the deceased is yet to be revealed. From the marriage couple had three children and she used to have fight over earning to take care of the children.