Tulinj police have arrested an autorickshaw driver from Nalasopara (East) for hacking his wife to death on Friday morning.
Deepak Girkar, Assistant Police Inspector, said the accused’s father reported the crime. The police said, the accused, Yadav, and the victim, Saroja Devi, were married for 13 years and had two sons and a daughter. “Yadav suspected his wife of having an affair and broke into an argument on Thursday night,” Mr. Girkar said. In a fit of rage, Yadav took a chopper and hacked his wife’s head and arms.
Yadav’s children then told their grandfather about the incident. Yadav has confessed to the murder and has been charged under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC.