53-year-old woman thrashed by husband found dead

Rajkot: Postmortem of a 53-year-old woman who was found dead on Sunday morning near Gunda village on the outskirts of Rajkot, confirmed on Monday that she died of injuries.
Police have detained the husband of the deceased after he revealed to police that he had thrashed his wife Manjula Vasava on Friday evening following an altercation over food. Manjula had left the house after the quarrel.
Manjula and her husband Bharat Wasava worked as agricultural labourers on a farm owned by Devsi Kakadia in Kuvadava village. The couple has been living in Kuvadava for the past year.
“On Friday evening, Bharat had an argument with Manjula over food and beat her up with a stick. Manjula left the house after the fight and on Sunday morning she was found dead. We have detained Bharat and questioning him. She may have died due to the injuries caused by Bharat’s beating,” police said.
Police are awaiting the final postmortem report before filing an FIR in the case.