Ludhiana, Nov. 3 -- The 49-year-old woman was stabbed 28 to 30 times, mostly in the chest and abdomen, by her husband at their home in Vikas Nagar on Pakhowal Road, her post-mortem report revealed on Monday. The Dugri police formally arrested the 50-year-old accused, Ravinder Singh, a pick-up van driver, on Monday, a day after the murder.

Ravinder, who returned from Australia two days before the incident, allegedly suspected his wife, Kamaldeep Kaur, of infidelity. According to the police, the couple had an argument at their home on Sunday evening, following which he picked up a kitchen knife and repeatedly stabbed her before fleeing.

The attack took place shortly after their son, Gagandeep Singh, returned from the market. Kamaldeep was...