They knew one another as youngsters as they lived in the identical locality and went to the identical college. Step by step, they fell in love. Earlier, this yr, they acquired married regardless of the opposition from their households. Nevertheless it all resulted in violence on Sunday evening when the 21-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 20-year-old spouse to demise in Rajouri Backyard. Hours later, he was arrested by police.
The accused informed the police that they acquired married secretly at an Arya Samaj temple. However he and his spouse continued to dwell individually after the wedding. The lady’s household opposed the wedding, saying that he belonged to a distinct caste.
“The lady’s household had filed a case towards him in Might for sexually assaulting and manhandling their daughter however the fees had been dropped after she didn’t corroborate the accusations earlier than the Justice of the Peace,” stated sources in police. On Sunday evening, the person met his spouse. They had been sitting in a automobile close to Titapur in Rajouri Backyard. The lady insisted that she needed to maneuver in collectively however the accused argued that he first needed to get a job, stated police.
The argument escalated and earlier than she knew it, the accused allegedly whipped out a knife and started stabbing her.
In accordance with the police, she suffered over 10 stab wounds on her neck, arms, and again.
After realising that the girl had died, the person parked the automobile at a visitors junction close to Shivaji Faculty earlier than fleeing the scene. He was discovered by a head constable on his beat patrol – strolling shirtless — and in a daze at 1:20 am. When the police questioned him, he allegedly stated he killed his spouse. A first information report (FIR) for homicide has been registered at Rajouri Backyard police station, and the details supplied by the accused are at the moment underneath verification.
The lady’s household has refused permission to conduct a autopsy on the physique.
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