A 35-year-old allegedly murdered his brother's wife as he suspected her of having illicit affairs with other men in Rohini district’s Vijay Vihar on Friday. The accused after murdering his brother’s wife, went to the Vijay Vihar police station and surrendered.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini District, Rishi Pal said the accused identified as Ramashankar, was suspecting his brother’s wife (Bhabhi) identified as Kalawati (31) of having illicit affairs since sometime and then on Thursday chopped off her hands down from the wrist and also beheaded her head and dumped her at an isolated spot.
The senior police officer further said that when interrogation into the matter was done, it was found that a missing complaint regarding the woman was made at the Vijay Vihar police station on Friday night by the family of the deceased.
After the accused surrendered, on his instance the body was found. “At the instance of accused Ramashankar, a putrified dead body of Kalawati whose both hands and head were missing, were recovered later,” said DCP Rishi Pal.
The body of the victim has been sent for post-mortem and the autopsy results are awaited by police.
The senior police officer further said, “We have registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code at the Vijay Vihar police station and after arresting the accused, we have taken him for custodial interrogation. Investigation into the matter is in further progress.”