A man allegedly killed his wife with a sharp-edged weapon following a domestic dispute in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The deceased has been identified as lal Kaur (50).
The couple argued frequently over petty issues. The accused husband is yet to be arrested,” police, said. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Ram Mehar (55) who lived with his family at Gairatpur Bas village under Badshahpur police station jurisdictions.
On Wednesday night, the family was sleeping in their house. At around 3 am, the couple’s son, Birender, heard some noise and got up and saw his father fleeing the spot with a sharp-edged weapon while the victim was lying in a pool of blood.
He immediately informed the neighbours and police about the incident and took his mother to the hospital in Gurugram where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Police said they received a call about the incident on Thursday early morning. Neighbours and family member of the couple informed that the couple had heated arguments on the same day but they were not aware that Ram Mehar would murder his wife.
“A murder case has been registered against him. We are conducting raids to nab the accused. Initial probe suggests that the accused killed his wife in a fit of rage. The murder weapon is yet to be recovered,” said Ravinder Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram police.