MEERUT, April 24 -- A scrap trader allegedly killed his wife following ongoing disputes over her visiting a gym in the Katghar police station area of Moradabad district. He later tried to portray the incident as an accident, but discrepancies at the scene raised suspicion, leading to his arrest and eventual confession, said police on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday near Double Phatak in the Tower Lane locality, where Shobhit Gupta lived with his wife, Poonam Gupta (35), and their young daughter. Police said the couple had been married for about ten years. Poonam, a native of Beldaran in Rampur district, regularly went to a gym for exercise-something her husband strongly opposed, police said.

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