Man stabs wife to death, jumps in front of train near Mumbai

A 48-year-old killed his wife and then died by suicide by jumping in front of a train on Wednesday. Mahendra Yadav, a technician with a reputed linen fabric unit in Tarapur, allegedly killed his wife Madhuri, 45, in their Saravili flat during a fight.

A 48-year-old killed his wife and then died by suicide by jumping in front of a train on Wednesday. Mahendra Yadav, a technician with a reputed linen fabric unit in Tarapur, allegedly killed his wife Madhuri, 45, in their Saravili flat during a fight.

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According to the couple’s 11-year-old daughter, Yadav had returned from work around 9pm, following which they were having dinner when the fight started, said senior inspector Pradip Kasbe of Boisar MIDC police station. As the fight escalated, the daughter and his 9-year-old brother went to neighbour, who came and pacified the couple.

Around 2.30am, the couple again started fighting, following which their son went to get their neighbour. When Yadav opened the door to their neighbour after repeated knocks, the neighbour found Madhuri in a pool of blood. Yadav had slit her throat using a knife, which the police has seized, said Kasbe.

Yadav then fled from the spot and went to the railway tracks near their building and jumped in front of a Mumbai-bound express train. The loco pilot informed the Boisar traffic control, who informed Palghar GRP. Palghar GRP has handed over the body to their relatives.

“We have registered case of murder against the deceased. The two children are with the victim’s brother,” said a police officer. The police are probing further.