The woman, identified as Minakshi, had come to her maternal home in Gautampuri for Raksha Bandhan. A man allegedly murdered his 30-year-old wife on Saturday by smashing her face with an LPG cylinder before slitting her throat in front of their sons, aged 10 and 4 years. The woman, identified as Minakshi, had come to her maternal home in Gautampuri for Raksha Bandhan. Police said the man, Praveen, first smashed her face with an LPG cylinder and then slit her throat. Questioning revealed that Praveen suspected Minakshi of having an illicit affair and the couple used to have frequent arguments over this, which often turned violent," a senior police officer said.

Source: dna August 08, 2017 01:52 UTC