New Delhi:
Frustrated over regular fights with his wife, a 37-year-old salesman in Delhi allegedly killed her, dumped the body in a drain and told police that she went missing, officials said on Tuesday.
Sudhir, a resident of Central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area, went to police station with his children on Saturday night and informed that his 33-year-old wife had gone missing, they said.
During investigation, police grew suspicious of Sudhir’s version of events after analysing the call records of the couple, officials said.
When Sudhir was interrogated, he broke down and confessed to killing his wife (33) after which police arrested him, they said.
Sudhir revealed that he planned to murder his wife as they used to fight over petty issues. He took her to Narela on the pretext of shopping and strangled her to death with her chunni’, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Sanjay Bhatia.
Sudhir then dumped the body in a drain and fled, the DCP added.
The body was recovered in a decomposed state from Narela area, the officials said.
