A woman Uma Devi was murdered allegedly by her husband here on Monday. The incident occurred at 9 am at Indiranagar under Vasant Vihar police station area. Police have arrested the accused Ramesh. Vasant Vihar Police station officer Pradeep Chauhan said that Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) native Ramesh was currently living with his wife and three children at Indiranagar, Vasant Vihar.
He was reported to have quarreled with his wife and beaten her on Monday morning. She fell unconscious and later died. Ramesh ran away after handing his three children over to his sister. When a neighbour reached his home and found Uma’s body lying on the ground police were informed. Police recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem. Ramesh was working as a gardener while his wife was a domestic helper.
As per the local residents, Ramesh used to consume liquor and, in his intoxicated state, he used to beat his wife almost daily. Police station officer Chauhan said that a team had been formed to search the accused. Finally, the accused was arrested from Indiranagar. The accused will be produced in the court on Tuesday, he added.