A man in Hamirpur allegedly killed his wife, suspecting her of performing black magic.
The man, who is said to be addicted to gambling, suspected that his wife had performed black magic on him so that he would not engage in gambling, the police said. The body was sent for post-mortem and the hunt to nab the accused is on.
Reports said that Harishchandra Anuragi, a resident of Jugiana locality in Rath Kotwali, strangled his 38-year-old wife, Sangeeta Devi. The man was addicted to gambling, which frequently led to quarrels between the couple. He consistently squandered their money on alcohol or gambling and had lost almost everything due to his habit. Fed up with this daily turmoil, Sangeeta had been staying at her maternal place in Delhi. She had recently returned to her husband’s home. Seeing an opportunity to be rid of her, Anuragi strangled her.
Couple’s son, Anshul, said that his father suspected that his mother had performed some magic and that’s why he kept losing in gambling. There was a fight over this matter and my father killed my mother, added the boy.
Additional Superintendent of Police Mayaram Verma, who reached the spot, said that the police are investigating the case. Several police teams have been formed to nab the accused, he said.
Meanwhile, the Bijnor police have arrested a 25-year-old man, Mohammad Sartaj, for stabbing a woman, identified as Zebunissa, to death while she was going to drop her children to school. The gruesome incident took place at Afzalgarh in Bijnor district on Monday early morning.
“Zebunnisa had a brief argument with Mohammad Sartaj as she asked him to give way so that she could drop her kids at school on time. Instead, Mohammad Sartaj stabbed her multiple times with a sharp-edged knife and fled from the spot,” an eyewitness said.
Zebunnisa was rushed to hospital where the doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.
“On the complaint of Zebunnisa’s father, Shakir, an FIR has been filed against Mohammad Sartaj under Sections 302, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code,” a senior police officer said. The accused has been arrested and the probe is currently underway.