Man kills wife for long phone conversations in UP, arrested

LUCKNOW: The Barabanki police on Thursday arrested a man, who allegedly killed his wife on April 10 suspecting extra-marital affair as she used to talk for long hours over phone with someone.
Police said the accused Surajlal Dhiman had initially told investigators that he found his wife dead in a pool of blood at their house on the outskirts of Lala Ka Purwa village.
However, probe reveled that Surajlal was present in the house when she was killed. Following sustained grilling, he confessed to murdering his wife, Rajkumari.
According to Additional SP, north, Vikas Chandra Tripathi, on April 10 morning, Surajlal left for work but returned by afternoon, claiming he was unwell. Soon after, he raised an alarm after discovering his wife's throat-slit body inside their house. Initially, Rajkumari's mother lodged a murder case against unknown persons, Tripathi said.
As the team analysed digital data, suspicion gradually turned towards Surajlal.
Manual intelligence also confirmed Surajlal's presence at his house at the time of the murder. Under sustained questioning, Surajlal confessed to his crime.
He told police that he was disturbed by the fact that Rajkumari would spend hours talking to someone over the phone.