Noida man held for killing wife, throwing her body in Yamuna river
A 34-year-old man was arrested for murdering his wife and throwing her body tied with bricks and stuffed in a rack into the Yamuna River
New Delhi: A 34-year-old man was arrested for murdering his wife and throwing her body tied with bricks and stuffed in a rack into the Yamuna River, police said.
On Monday, the suspect, identified as Shravan, filed a missing person report at the Jewar Police Station, claiming that his wife had not been found. In order to evade suspicion, said the police.
According to the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Greater Noida, Ashok Kumar, Shravan resided with his wife in Chhatanga Khurd village in Jewar.
“On Monday, Shravan submitted the missing person complaint, saying Usha could not be found. The same day, the woman’s family members, who live in Aligarh, came to the Jewar police station and accused Shravan of killing Usha and throwing her body in the Yamuna. Based on their complaint, Shravan was taken into custody,” said the ADCP, adding that the suspect works as a daily wage labourer.
During further interrogation, Shravan revealed that he believed that his wife had an extramarital affair with a person in their village, because of which they would frequently fight, the officer said.
An FIR has been lodged against the accused under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) at the Jewar Police Station on Tuesday, police said.
They went on to add that a group from the National Disaster Response Force and specialised divers from Meerut were hired to remove the body from the Yamuna.
