Woman held for killing husband

A 28-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing her husband, who used to beat her and forced her to drink his urine, in South Delhi’s Neb Sarai area. The woman told interrogators that she was upset due to tortures by her husband. On Thursday, after being beaten up by him, she strangled him to death and fled away taking her four-year-old-son. 

Police said the accused woman, identified as Jyoshna, a domestic help, was arrested from Nizamuddin Railway Station on Friday.The incident came to fore on Thursday night after the body of Ramesh Nand (36) was discovered from his residence in Neb Sarai area. The body was spotted by his brother who lives in Sangam Vihar and came to meet his brother. “A chunni was wrapped around the neck of the deceased. The police was immediately informed. Ramesh worked as a part-time waiter,” said the police. 

Prima facie, Ramesh’s wife Jyoshna was found absconding. A team was formed to nab the woman. She was arrested from Nizamuddin Railway Station on Friday morning. She told the police that she married Ramesh 12 years ago. “They had a love marriage and have two sons — seven-year-old Nakul and four-year-old Yash. Nakul lives with another relative,” said a police officer. 

“She told us that her husband used to beat her daily without reason. Sometimes he used pair of tongs or sticks. He also forced her to drink his urine. Being harassed and tortured daily by her husband, she decided to eliminate him and on Thursday, she strangled him using her stole,” added the officer. 

A case under Section of murder has been registered at Neb Sarai Police station and the woman has been sent to Tihar.