Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man killed his wife suspecting her fidelity at Borabanda on Tuesday.
The victim Fatima (32) was married to Meraj Ali, who works in a mutton shop, and the couple had three children, the eldest child aged around eight years, according to the police.
“On Monday night, the couple had a huge argument in their house as Meraj suspected that his wife was maintaining a relationship with some other man. In a fit of rage, Meraj took a knife and attacked his wife. Later, when the woman collapsed, he took a scarf and strangulated her,” Borabanda Inspector, Ravi Kumar, said.
On receiving information, the police reached the spot and shifted the body to mortuary for post-mortem examination. After autopsy the body was handed back to the family. A case is registered.