Delhi Man Takes Wife To Maha Kumbh, Slits Her Throat At Hotel To Hide Affair

New Delhi:

A couple from Delhi’s Trilokpuri arrived in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj to witness the Mahakumbh festival. The husband, dutifully recording videos and snapping photos of their time together, sent them home to their children, painting a picture of a happy trip. They checked into a modest homestay to spend the night but by morning, the wife’s blood-soaked body lay sprawled across the room.

It took the Prayagraj Commissionerate Police 48 hours to crack the case and arrest the husband for the brutal killing of his wife in the Jhunsi area of the city on the night of February 18

On the morning of February 19, the Prayagraj police received information about the discovery of the blood-soaked body of a 40-year-old woman in the bathroom of a homestay in Azad Nagar Colony, under the jurisdiction of the Jhunsi police station. The property was being used as a guesthouse for pilgrims attending the Mahakumbh festival. Upon reaching the crime scene, police found that the woman’s throat had been slit with a sharp weapon.

Initial investigations revealed that the woman had arrived at the homestay the previous night with a man, identifying themselves as husband and wife. The manager of the homestay allotted them a room without verifying their identity or collecting any proof of identification. The following morning, the manager discovered the horrific scene in the bathroom and immediately informed the police.