New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- A 36-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his wife to death over an argument about his alleged extra-marital affair, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Pardeep, who owns a biryani stall, was apprehended at Dwaraka's Sector-20.
According to police, a PCR call regarding the stabbing near Kali Mata Mandir in JJ Colony, Palam, was received at 4.49 pm on September 27.
"The woman, identified as Sonia (30), was rushed to Indira Gandhi Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. During an investigation, police found that Sonia had allegedly confronted her husband over his alleged extra-marital relationship. The argument escalated, and Pardeep attacked her with a butcher's knife, causing multiple injuries to her chest and neck," a senior police officer said.
A case was registered at Palam Village police station on the statement of an eyewitness. The Crime Branch subsequently deployed technical and manual surveillance to trace Pardeep, who had been absconding since the incident.
Police arrested Pardeep in Dwarka on October 2 after receiving information about his whereabouts. He admitted involvement, while police probe his strained marriage and seek to recover
the weapon.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.