Virar on Monday.
According to the police, the couple used to have frequent fights.
Jagdish Pawar (30) was stabbed to death in the wee hours on Sunday after one such quarrel, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Renuka Bagde, said.
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The woman, however, tried to pass the death off as a road accident.
According to TOI, the matter came to light when Neha called up a relative informing that her husband had met with a bike accident and was serious. The relative rushed to the couple s flat and was shocked to find Lokesh lying in a pool of blood with wounds.
Domestic violence is suspected to be the cause.
MUMBAI: A Virar woman in Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband on Sunday using a kitchen knife.
Domestic violence is suspected to be the cause.
The matter came to light when Neha Pawar (29) called up a relative informing that her husband Lokesh (30) had met with a motorbike accident in the wee hours of Sunday and was serious.
The relative rushed to the couple s fourth floor flat in Jeevdani Apartment, Chandansar, Virar (east) at around 3.30am.
He was shocked to find Lokesh lying in a pool of blood.
The two-wheeler was parked in the building compound and there was no sign of an accident.
Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 22:36 IST
A woman in Virar, Mumbai was arrested on Sunday, after she allegedly murdered her husband at their residence. The cops reached the spot and arrested Pawar. The woman s body was sent for a post-mortem (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The woman alleged that her husband assaulted her physically
Mumbai: A woman from Mumbai allegedly murdered her husband in Virar, Mumbai on Sunday. The woman allegedly used a kitchen knife to bludgeon her husband to death. It is suspected that the woman was repeatedly assaulted by her husband and the same prompted her to take the law into her own hands.