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Man murders spouse over suspected affair

The accused, Balaram, who works as a pump operator, was later arrested.

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A 55-year-old man shot his wife dead over suspicion that she was involved in an extra-marital affair. The incident took place in southwest Delhi's RK Puram area, in the couple's rented accommodation in Sector 7, on Monday night.

The accused, Balaram, who works as a pump operator, was later arrested.

"The relationship between the couple was not cordial. Their daughter Krishna revealed that her father would often beat up her mother over such suspicions," Milind Mahadeo Dumbre, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (southwest), said.

The police received a call at 9:41 pm. A team reached the location and rushed the injured woman, identified as Veena Devi, 50, to hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Upon inspection, it was revealed that blood had been washed in the dining room and some blood-stained clothes were also washed in the bathroom.

Krishna told the police that her parents and her brother and sister-in-law lived together. On Sunday, the children along with their spouses had gone for a wedding in Burari in north Delhi. Later, Krishna called her mother to check on her but her phone was switched off. 

"Krishna then called her father, who told her that Veena had gone out. Then she spoke to her brother, who started crying on the phone. She rushed back home only to find her mother lying in a pool of blood. The accused gave no explanation about the incident," the officer said.

Veena had sustained two bullet wounds; one on the abdomen and another on the back. On the basis of Krishna's statement, a case under various IPC sections was registered at the RK Puram police station. A country-made pistol used in the commission of the crime and two live rounds were recovered from Balaram.

Meanwhile, some sources said that the accused had been planning to kill his wife for a long time and had bought the weapon over a month ago. He even suspected that his wife would kill him as revenge for his beatings.

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