A 45-year-old tribal villager was arrested today for allegedly pushing his wife to death in a river after a quarrel in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.
Dashrath Waghe, a resident of Khadavli village, had a fight with his wife Surekha Waghe, 42, on Monday night when she objected to his drinking habit, police inspector Balaji Phandhare said.
Around 11:30 pm, the man allegedly pushed his wife into the Bhatsa river following which she drowned, he said.
A passer-by saw this and alerted the police who went to the spot and found the body, he said.
The accused was arrested today and charged for murder and causing disappearance of evidence of offence under the Indian Penal Code, the police said.
The woman's body was sent for postmortem, he added. Police is investigating the matter. More details are awaited.
BJP MLC's Uncle Kidnapped From Pune Found Murdered Hours Later: Cops Poll Body Changes Maharashtra Police Chief After Opposition Alleges Bias Maharashtra Polls: Rs 86.50 Lakh In Cash Recovered From Car In Mumbai Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Family Lunch At Iconic Delhi Restaurant Donald Trump Appoints Indian-American, Elon Musk Aide As AI Advisor Can Elon Musk Become US President? Donald Trump Says... 'Sunny Leone' Got Rs 1000/Month Under Chhattisgarh Scheme For Married Women 2 Toddlers Among 3 Dead After Truck Runs Over People On Pune Footpath Why Chinese Women Are Doing Maternity Photoshoots With Fake Baby Bumps Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.