Noida Man Bludgeons Wife To Death With Hammer Over Suspected Affair; Surrenders, Shows No Remorse

Blinded by suspicion, a man from Noida allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer at their upscale home in Sector 15 on Friday afternoon, before walking over two kilometres to the police station to confess to the brutal killing, according to senior police officials.

Officers said Noor-ul-lah Haider, 55, a computer engineering graduate, suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair.

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Around midday, following what family members described as an all-night argument, he is alleged to have locked their bedroom door, muffled her screams with a pillow, and repeatedly struck her on the head with a hammer until she died.

The victim, 42-year-old Asma Khan, worked as a civil engineer at a private firm in Sector 62, Noida. She lived with her husband and their two children - Samad, 19, a BTech student at Amity University, and Inaya, aged 12 - in a two-storey residence in Block C, Sector 15.

"On Friday around 1pm, my wife Farida (Asma's sister) received a call from Samad, who informed her that his mother was dead. When Farida asked what had happened, Samad said his father killed her, and she was lying in a pool of blood on the bed," said Nadeem, Farida's husband, a resident of Jamia Nagar in Delhi.

He added, "By the time we reached Noida, police had already been notified. Around noon, when Asma and Haider were in their room, it is suspected that he covered her face with a pillow and repeatedly hit her on the head with a hammer."

Asma's family shared that the couple had been arguing frequently in recent days. Early on Friday morning, around 5am, Asma had called her sister, seeking help as she and Haider had been quarrelling through the night.

"On Friday morning, my wife and other relatives went to Asma's house. Asma and Haider were counselled for over five hours by relatives, who left around 11am," Nadeem said.

He further stated that Asma's mother, Husnara Begum, remained at the house in an attempt to calm the situation. "Once the others left, Asma and Haider went to their room, and the children to theirs. It was then that he locked the door from inside and killed her," said Nadeem.

Amit Kumar Maan, the station house officer at Phase 1 police station, said: "After the murder, Haider walked over 2km to the Sector 20 police station to surrender. He informed officers at the station that he had killed his wife over suspicions of an affair."

The Sector 20 police immediately alerted their counterparts at Phase 1, who dispatched a team to the house to secure the premises and commence the investigation.

"A case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered at Phase 1 police station, and the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination," Maan added.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Sumit Shukla, said: "Haider accepted that he killed his wife over suspicion of an affair. He did not express any remorse for his act. We have recovered the hammer from the spot, and further investigation is underway to record the statements of the suspect and the others."