Man clobbers sleeping wife to death over domestic row in Surat

SURAT: A 62-year-old man living in Ashwani Kumar area of the city allegedly clobbered his wife to death in sleep on Thursday morning over petty arguments.
Police said that the accused Sadhu Charan Kesari hit his wife Durgadevi (55) with a Kota stone while she was asleep on Thursday morning. Later, Kesari himself informed police about the murder he had committed.
Durgadevi’s sister Asha told cops that the couple used to have heated arguments over petty issues. “It has come to light that although the accused used to earn money, he never spent anything for the household expenses. He used to insist that his wife spend from her earnings,” said inspector P A Arya of Varachha police station. Kesari used to work as a security guard at a jewellery shop in Mahidharpura while Durgadevi used to work at a textile firm.
Cops also said that Kesari had issues with his wife as she used to spend more time with her siblings. He also suspected that Durgadevi gave away his mother’s jewellery to her sister Asha. “Since the deceased was out of work for past some days, she asked the accused to give money for household expenses, but he refused,” Arya added. The couple did not have any children and had been living in Surat for the past 13 years.
Police detained Kesari and has kept him under quarantine until his Covid-19 test report arrives.