Alwar: A 35-year-old man allegedly hacked his wife to death in the village of Milakpur in Alwar on Saturday night.
The defendant Mushtaq was arrested by Tapukara police after his older son discovered traces of blood in the house on Sunday. Police said the defendant suspected his wife Sahina, 31, of infidelity and attacked her with an ax, resulting in her immediate death. The two have five children.
The defendant escaped from the house shortly after the incident, but was caught by a police team before he could escape.
The alarm was triggered by his older son, who discovered blood on the floor of the house.
Preliminary investigations suggested the crime occurred sometime after midnight Saturday.
Deep wounds on the victim’s body indicated the brutality of the crime. There were traces of injury all over the face. She died on the spot after the attack. SHO Ramesh Chandra said family members had informed her of the incident.
Alwar police said a team was sent to the house and Sahina’s body was taken to the morgue for an autopsy. The couple had married about 15 years ago and had frequent arguments.
“We are investigating all aspects of the case. The interrogation is ongoing and further details will not be revealed until we complete it. But from what we’ve learned so far, the couple have argued on a regular basis. On Saturday, the husband took an ax and killed his wife, ”said one officer.
“Prima facie the defendant seems to have doubted the character of his wife and to have killed her with a sharp object,” said the officer.
Police said they were waiting for the autopsy report and that an FIR would be filed soon on the case. Relatives of Mushtaq and his wife gathered outside the local hospital where the victim’s body was being held.
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