Faridabad, June 28 -- A 26-year-old man allegedly murdered his six-month-pregnant wife by repeatedly dunking her head into a bucket filled with water after assaulting her following a domestic dispute in Haryana's Faridabad, the deceased's family member said on Sunday.

The incident took place in Panchsheel Colony Part-2 under the jurisdiction of Palla Police Station. The accused, identified as Amit Gupta, is absconding, and efforts are being made to trace him.

The deceased, identified as Neha Kumari, was from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district and had married Amit Gupta, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, on April 30 in 2025. The couple had been living in a rented house in Panchsheel Colony after their marriage.

According to the dec...