Woman Dies As Husband Attacks Her With Sharp Object Near Gurugram: CopsA 27-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband in Manesar here after she was attacked with a sharp object, police said on Saturday.
According to police, the incident occurred on Friday night in Khoh village when the accused returned home in an inebriated state and an argument broke out between him and his wife. The couple has two children who were not at home when the incident happened.
During the argument, the husband allegedly attacked his wife with a sharp object and killed her, police said.
The victim's cousin who lived in the adjoining house as a tenant, filed a complaint at the IMT Manesar police station, they said.
The accused, a native of Prayagraj, used to often abuse and beat the victim, the cousin told the police.
"On Saturday morning, we found the victim's room locked from outside. We contacted them on her mobile but she did not receive the call. When I checked from the window of the room, my sister was covered in blood and lying naked on the mattress and we informed the police", the victim's cousin said in his complaint.
The police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem, SHO Yogesh Kumar said.
"The accused was working with a private company and is on the run now. The woman was the mother of two children, who were in their village," the SHO said.
An FIR has been registered against the husband under the Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder), he said.
"We are conducting raids to arrest the accused", he added.
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According to police, the incident occurred on Friday night in Khoh village when the accused returned home in an inebriated state and an argument broke out between him and his wife. The couple has two children who were not at home when the incident happened.
During the argument, the husband allegedly attacked his wife with a sharp object and killed her, police said.
The victim's cousin who lived in the adjoining house as a tenant, filed a complaint at the IMT Manesar police station, they said.
The accused, a native of Prayagraj, used to often abuse and beat the victim, the cousin told the police.
"On Saturday morning, we found the victim's room locked from outside. We contacted them on her mobile but she did not receive the call. When I checked from the window of the room, my sister was covered in blood and lying naked on the mattress and we informed the police", the victim's cousin said in his complaint.
The police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem, SHO Yogesh Kumar said.
"The accused was working with a private company and is on the run now. The woman was the mother of two children, who were in their village," the SHO said.
An FIR has been registered against the husband under the Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder), he said.
"We are conducting raids to arrest the accused", he added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)