Barely two months after their wedding, A 29-year-old man from south Delhi’s Maidangarhi area was arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangling his newly-wed wife to death after a fight over dowry. According to the police, on Wednesday, Rana and his wife (25) returned to Delhi from the woman’s parental house at Golapar in Uttarakhand. Later, Rana beat his wife after consuming alcohol leading to her death.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said, “A case of murder has been registered and the accused husband has been arrested in the case. Preliminary investigation has revealed that on Wednesday, the accused beat his wife after consuming alcohol. They allegedly had a fight over dowry-related demands. Though the accused had received the dowry, he wanted the land and property to be registered in his name”.