The police arrested a man from Delhi's Badarpur for allegedly killing his wife. (Representational)
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife in southeast Delhi's Badarpur as he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, the police said today.
The incident was reported to the police on August 5. The victim, Minakshi, was found lying in a pool of blood, with injury marks on her neck and body, they added. Her husband, Parveen, was arrested from the spot.
Minakshi, who had come to visit her parents, was killed allegedly by Parveen when others were not present at home. The couple's sons, aged 10 and 4, were in the house when the incident happened.
Parveen told the police that he suspected her of infidelity and killed her after a quarrel, the police said. The couple had been married for 12 years.