New Delhi:
A man allegedly killed his 32-year-old wife suspecting her of cheating on him and later his elderly mother who witnessed the murder in south Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Mohd Illyas (35), was in Dubai where he was working as a carpenter for the past two years and had returned home two months ago, they said.
The double murder was reported from Jaitpur on Tuesday, they said.
The incident came to light when Illyas' neighbour noticed that the door of the house was ajar and found Shabana and her mother-in-law Tamijan (65) murdered, they said.
Illyas suspected that his wife had some illicit relationship. He allegedly conspired with one of his friends to kill her.
He claimed his friend allegedly slit Shabana's throat at his residence on Tuesday.
"Illyas told us that while coming out of the house after the murder, the friend saw his mother Tamijan. Fearing that she might have witnessed the murder, his friend allegedly gagged and strangled her," a senior police official said.
Illyas was arrested during police investigations.
"During questioning, he broke down and confessed to the crime. His friend is absconding," the official said.
Ilyas and Shabana had got married two years ago.