MP: Man strangles wife for refusing to make tea in Gwalior, held

Gwalior: A 25-year-old man strangled his 22-year-old wife to death after she allegedly refused to prepare tea for him in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, a police official said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred in Thatipur village under Vishwavidyalaya police station limits in the district on Tuesday. The woman who died was identified as Sadhna. The accused husband has been identified as Mohit and the couple tied knot two years ago. According to the police, the woman was in a hurry to go to the temple and in the meantime, the husband asked her to make tea. She refused to do so and a dispute erupted among them. The matter escalated and it turned into a scuffle.

After that the accused husband strangled his wife Sadhna, due to which she died on the spot. On getting the information about the incident, the police reached the spot, registered a case into matter and arrested the accused.

“A man strangled his wife following a dispute over making tea. During the interrogation the accused husband told the police about the dispute over making tea. The family members also told the police that the accused used to trouble her and used to doubt her character,” Gwalior Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Singh Chandel said.

The police registered a case into the matter and arrested the accused. Further investigation into the matter is underway, he added. (ANI)