A man who killed his four-month pregnant wife over dowry in the Capital has been arrested by the police. The incident was reported from Najafgarh area of South West Delhi on Saturday. The accused later surrendered before the police.
According to police, the deceased was identified as Pinky (24). Pinky’s father was a bus driver, who died a year ago. Pinky is survived by a three-year-old son. “Four years ago, she got married to Vinod, a resident of Bajrang Enclave in Najafgarh. At the time of marriage, Vinod’s parents claimed that their son would be joining the Indian Army but later they realised that he was unemployed,” victim’s parents told the police.
They alleged that after few months of marriage Vinod started harassing her for dowry and he started asking them for money on the pretext of starting a business.
“At the time of marriage, they had given Rs 7 lakh cash and a motorbike. later, the family gave Vinod another Rs 2 lakh after he claimed that he was unable to get a job. Presently, Vinod, the family claimed, had been insisting for Rs 3 lakh,” a senior police officer said.
They also alleged that Vinod used to beat her up every night in an inebriated state. “The family told the police that on Saturday night too, he came home in an inebriated state and beat her mercilessly. later, when she was sleeping, he strangled her. Following this, the accused and his family members locked their house and fled. However, on Sunday afternoon, Vinod surrendered himself at the Najafgarh police station. A case of murder and other sections of the IPC has been registered against him.