Delhi man kills wife for refusing him ₹20, dies after jumping in front of moving train

The incident allegedly took place in presence of the couple’s 21-year-old son, who initially claimed that his mother died by suicide.

A 48-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death at their residence in east Delhi’s Kasturba Nagar on Wednesday afternoon and later killed himself by jumping in front of a moving train on the nearby railway tracks, police said on Friday.

Upon investigation, it was revealed that the couple had an altercation after the man asked for ₹20 from his 45-year-old wife and she refused. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times file photo)

Upon investigation, it was revealed that the couple had an altercation after the man asked for ₹20 from his 45-year-old wife and she refused, suspecting he would spend it on alcohol. Enraged, he strangled her with a dupatta.

The incident allegedly took place in the presence of the couple’s 21-year-old son, who initially claimed that his mother died by suicide. However, the woman’s autopsy report confirmed that she was strangled.

The woman’s brother-in-law called the police at around 2.45 PM on Wednesday and told them that he received a call from her neighbour saying that she was lying dead in her room. A police team reached the house and found the woman’s body wrapped in a woollen shawl.

A case of murder was registered on Thursday at the police station for further investigation. The couple is survived by their two sons and a daughter.

“The family had been facing a financial crisis. The man worked as a daily wage labourer at weddings and other events. His wife was a homemaker,” the officer said.