Officials announced on Wednesday that an Uttar Pradesh man had been detained for allegedly killing his wife in Delhi’s Khajuri Khas neighborhood by strangling her after striking her with a hammer. On Tuesday, Sunil, the alleged husband, was taken into custody in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.
“He was found hiding inside a tube well house at a farm in Hardoi in UP. During interrogation, he revealed that he had a fight on September 16 with his wife, during which he attacked her with a hammer and later strangled her to death. They were living together for 7 years, and the accused has been arrested,” DCP Northeast, Joy N Tirkey said.
Further investigation is underway, said the police.
