New Delhi, April 7: A man was arrested for allegedly killing the wife of his younger brother after she resisted his attempt to rape her. The accused hit the victim on the head with a wooden plank, said police. He works as a labour contractor in south Delhi.
The accused, Sunder (34), a resident of Fatehpur Beri, had been living alone after his wife left him because of alcoholism. On Tuesday night, Sunder went to his brother's house and began to misbehave with his wife, Neelam. She objected to his advances and headed to a police station. Sunder followed her.
"He came from behind and hit her with the wooden plank. He assaulted her mother too and fled. Neelam, who was rushed to a hospital, was declared brought dead. However, Sunder was arrested within 12 hours of incident. He was trying to escape to a neighbouring state," said P S Kushwah, addl DCP, south.
The post mortem of the woman's body has been conducted.
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