Following a scuffle in the family, a 40-year old woman was brutally murdered by her husband on Monday night. The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested the accused and have recovered three knives from the crime spot.
“The accused, identified as Rajesh Sharma (42), at about 7.30 pm on Monday came to his home and allegedly entered into a quarrel with his son Siddhant. His wife Poonam Sharma came in defence of her son. An enraged Rajesh picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed his wife and fled from the spot,” said Devendra Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-West district.
“We received a call in Police Control Room (PCR) on Monday night around 8. 30 pm following which a team rushed to the spot and found the deceased lying unconscious in a pool of blood with stab injuries. The injured Poonam Sharma was shifted to DDU Hospital where she was declared brought dead," said the DCP.
"On the complaint of deceased's son, a case has been registered under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the accused was arrested from the forest area near Kallar Shiv Puri, Sagarpur," said the DCP.
"Rajesh Sharma and Poonam Sharma were married in the December 2000 and have three children. The accused is a resident of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan and worked as a carpenter. He was rendered jobless 2017 he was unemployed and a habitual drunkard. He used to often quarrel with his wife and children," the DCP added.