A domestic dispute over cooking food turned fatal in Gurugram when a man allegedly beat his wife to death with a rolling pin after she refused to prepare a meal, police said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Saheb Shahni, was arrested within hours of the incident from Sector-92, Gurugram.
The victim, Meena Devi, was a native of Chainpur village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. The couple had been living in a jhuggi near Kidzee School in Sector-92.
According to police, the incident came to light on Sunday when the Police Post Sector-93 received information through the control room that a woman had been murdered in a slum cluster.
A police team rushed to the spot and found the woman lying dead with multiple head injuries.
The area was cordoned off and the scene of crime team was called to collect evidence. The body was later shifted for post-mortem.
Police launched a search for the victim’s husband. Acting swiftly, officers arrested Saheb from Sector-92 on the same day.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that an argument broke out between the couple during the night of June 14 and 15 over cooking food.
Police said Shahni told investigators that the dispute escalated after his wife refused to cook, following which he repeatedly hit her on the head with a rolling pin. She succumbed to her injuries on the spot.
Based on a complaint received by police, a case is being registered under relevant provisions of the BNS at Sector-10A police station.
Police officials added that the accused remains in custody and is being intensively questioned. Investigators are also examining other aspects of the case and recording statements of witnesses.
Further investigation and legal proceedings are under way.
