Woman stabbed by husband over ownership of property

A 58-year-old woman was stabbed allegedly by her husband after she refused to transfer the ownership of their house and a shop to him so that he can sell it, police said on Thursday.
 
The incident was reported from Sant Nagar in Tilak Nagar of west Delhi at around 11:30 pm on Wednesday. Manjit Kaur was punched and thrashed allegedly by her
husband Balbir Singh (62), who stabbed her with a sickle after a fight with her over the transfer of ownership, a senior police official said.
 
Singh, who runs a radiator repairing unit, was allegedly pressurising his wife to transfer the ownership of the property in his name so that he could sell the property. However, Kaur was not enthusiastic to the idea as the couple had to marry of two more daughters. They have four daughters and two sons.
 
"The couple had a fight over the issue. In a fit of rage, Singh allegedly thrashed her and then stabbed her. The neighbours reported to us about the incident," the official
said. Kaur was rushed to Deen Dyal Updhyay hospital from where she was shifted to Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital after her condition deteriorated.
 
Singh has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder.The official said Kaur is undergoing treatment at RML and her condition is stated to be critical. Sheetal, one of the unmarried daughters of the couple, claimed that her father used to pick up fight with Kaur so often and even used to beat her up. "We did not speak about it in open. He used to beat her regularly. It crossed all limits yesterday," she said.