Persuaded against divorce, man kills mother-in-law
A 25-year-old man today allegedly killed his mother-in-law and attacked his pregnant wife when they got into an argument over his demand for a divorce in northwest Delhi's Keshav Puram, police said.
The accused, Afroz, had been allegedly pressuring his wife for a divorce but she was not agreeing, they said.
His mother-in-law was visiting them from Ghazipur when the couple today again got into an argument, they added.
She
scolded
Afroz
for
trying
to
divorce
his
wife
when
she
was
pregnant,
following
which
he
attacked
her.
When
his
wife
intervened,
he
attacked
her
too,
they
said.
The
woman
succumbed
to
injuries
and
her
daughter
is
undergoing
treatment,
they
added.
Afroz
fled
from
the
spot
and
police
are
looking
for
him.
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Story first published: Friday, June 22, 2018, 7:38 [IST]