A 70-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his 38-year-old wife to death before allegedly ending his life by hanging himself inside their house in Delhi’s Shahdara district. Police said that the incident came to light on Thursday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Manak Chand who allegedly murdered his wife Lakshmi with the help of a brick before hanging himself.
According to Meghna Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shahdara district, a police control room (PCR) call was received on Thursday morning from the grandson of the deceased Chand who informed us about the incident.
“After receiving the information, a police team reached the house and found no role of an outsider in the incident. Police did not saw evidence of anyone breaking inside the house or ransacking it,” said the DCP.
“During investigation, it was found that both of them were into their second marriage and had not been getting along well.
Police have found the brick used in the crime from the spot,” said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.