A 31-year-old woman was strangled to death by her husband over a petty issue in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar area. After killing his wife the 38 year-old accused surrendered before the police. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning.
The accused has been identified as Sumit Mongia, while his deceased wife was identified as Deepika Mongia (31), both residents of Khirki in Malviya Nagar extension area of South Delhi.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on Wednesday morning after a fight with his wife, Sumit allegedly killed her and came to police station.
"He informed them that he killed his wife by strangulation and locked the house before heading to police station.
The couple's two children were in school at the time of incident. A case of murder was registered at Malviya Nagar police station and the accused was arrested," said the DCP. "During interrogation, the accused told police that he killed his wife since they used to have frequent fights over petty issues. On Wednesday morning, after the children went to school, they again fought over petty issue following which he strangulated her," said the DCP. "The accused married Deepika on November 23, 2009 and has two children. His parents along with twin sisters also reside on the third floor of the same building," said the DCP adding that the accused deals with glass work related to windows.