Man arrested for killing wife in Ludhiana

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 10

The police have arrested a man for killing his wife. Simran, alias Manisha, resident of Anand Nagar, 22-Feet Road in Haibowal, was declared brought dead at DMC Hospital here on January 8. In the course of investigation, the police arrested husband of Simran, identified as Vikant, alias Vicky, who had allegedly beaten up his wife with a baseball bat and then strangled her with a handkerchief.

Ashwani Gotyal, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 3, said in a press conference that on the basis of a statement made by Karan Singh, alias Sunny, brother of the deceased woman, the police had registered a case against Vicky under Section 302 of the IPC.

Gotyal said Simran had got married to Vicky in 2013 and the couple had two children (a daughter aged 10 years and a son aged five years). Family members of Simran had alleged that Vicky, who worked as a cook and occasionally as a driver also, was addicted to drugs and liquor. He often used to beat up his wife.

Quoting from statement given by Karan Singh, the ADCP said Simran’s family had received a phone call from Vikrant in the wee hours on January 8 that Simran had fallen from the roof while she was washing clothes. Simran’ mother Shashi and brothers Karan and Gaurav reached Simran’s house within a few minutes and found that she was lying on a bed with apparent injuries. The woman was rushed to DMC Hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead. Simran’s family had expressed suspicion that the woman had died after being brutally beaten up by her husband.

Gotyal said during investigation, evidence pointed towards involvement of Vicky, who had disappeared after doctors had declared his wife dead. Accordingly Vicky was arrested on Sunday and charged with murder of his wife by using a baseball bat to beat her and thereafter strangling her with a handkerchief. The police have recovered both the baseball bat and handkerchief used for killing the women.

During preliminary interrogation, the accused alleged that his wife had extra-marital relations, which the police said are being looked into.