Woman Criticises Man For Skipping Daughter’s Wedding; He Kills Her: UP Cops

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Anil Sharma (50) was upset by his wife’s decision of getting their daughter married to a man from a different caste and started living separately.

Ghaziabad (UP): A 48-year-old woman was strangled by her husband in Trans Hindon’s Defense Colony area in Ghaziabad, police said on Saturday.

Around 10.30 am on Friday, police received a call informing that a woman’s body was found in a deserted field. The victim was later identified as Renu Sharma.

Shalimar Garden Assistant Commissioner of Police Saloni Agarwal said Anil Sharma (50) was upset by his wife’s decision of getting their daughter married to a man from a different caste and started living separately.

On March 13, he asked his wife to meet and resolve their issues. At some point during their conversation, Renu Sharma criticised him for missing their daughter’s wedding. This lead to a heated argument between the two and Anil, in a fit of rage, he strangled his wife, MR Agarwal said.

After killing her, Sharma left her body in a field near their rented home, the officer said.

Police have registered a case based on the family’s complaint and arrested the accused husband. During interrogation, Anil admitted to the crime, she said.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem.