A 47-year-old man allegedly killed his 34-year-old wife before committing suicide after an altercation between them on Monday at an apartment in Greater Noida, the police said.
Manisha Kohli and husband Girish Bhatnagar got married two years ago through a matrimonial site. Mr. Bhatnagar’s sister was also living with them at their home in Galaxy Vega Apartments under Bisrakh police station limits, the police said.
The husband used to work in Delhi but had quit his job six months ago. Some time back he got to know that this was his wife’s second marriage, the police said, quoting a purported suicide note found from the spot.
The police said that according to the note, the man also came to know that his wife suspected his relationship with his sister.
Disturbed ties
These developments had apparently disturbed the couple’s relationship and led Mr. Bhatnagar into depression, the police said.
“This morning when the wife’s brother and relatives tried contacting her on the phone, there was no response. After several attempts to reach out to her, relatives living nearby came to their apartment,” Bisrakh Station House Officer (SHO) Akhilesh Tripathi said.
“When they found that the door of the house was bolted from the inside they raised an alarm and called the police,” he said.
The SHO said when the door was broken, the bodies of the couple were found inside the house. The woman’s body bore severe injuries on the head and was soaked in blood. The man’s body was found hanging from a ceiling, the officer said.
The husband’s sister was not at home during the time of the incident.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, added the officer.