Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 5: A 28-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by attacking her with a battery over suspicion that she was speaking to another person on the phone before ending his own life by consuming poison in Delhi's Ranhola area, police said on Saturday.
The incident came to light on Jul. 2 after police received a PCR call reporting an attempted murder in Tilangpur Kotla village in Outer Delhi.
According to the police, Vinay allegedly assaulted his 24-year-old wife, Nisha, on the head with an Exide battery following an argument. After the attack, he allegedly consumed aluminium phosphide.
Police said Vinay then took their three-year-old daughter to his mother's rented house in nearby Kotla Vihar Phase-I, about 150 yards from the couple's residence, where he reportedly informed his sister, Priya, that he had killed his wife and consumed poison.
Priya rushed to the couple's room and found Nisha lying in a pool of blood before alerting neighbours, who informed the police.
Both were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead. Nisha had sustained severe head injuries, while Vinay died after allegedly consuming poison.
Police said post-mortem examinations had been conducted and the bodies handed over to the family for the last rites.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the couple had been married for five years and had a three-year-old daughter. They had been living in a rented accommodation in the area for the past six to seven months.
A case has been registered under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ranhola police station, and further investigation is underway.
In a separate incident, police arrested a 20-year-old woman for allegedly strangling her husband to death following an argument over suspected infidelity in Delhi's Jagatpuri area.
The accused, identified as Alisha, allegedly killed her husband, Mustakeem alias Sahil, after frequent domestic disputes arising from his suspicion that she was involved in an extramarital relationship, police said.