Jaipur: Woman stabbed to death by husband

Jaipur, Apr 21: A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over some family feud at Baheer area in Tonk city in the wee hours of on Tuesday, police said.

Shameem Bano was allegedly stabbed by her husband with a sharp-edged weapon 14 times, SHO of Tonk Kotwali Police station Sheeshram Meena told PTI on telephone.

Before the stabbing incident, the woman had a minor feud with her husband following which she hit him with a stick, causing injuries in his head, the SHO said.

The woman succumbed to her wounds on way to Jaipur's SMS hospital this morning, he said.

After being given medical aid at the SMS hospital, the accused Aasif (24) was arrested under section 302 of IPC for the alleged murder, he said.

The deceased had divorced her first husband Munna a few years back and later got married to Aasif who used to suspect her character and object the presence of her two children, the SHO said, adding that these issues led to the alleged murder.

PTI