Man kills wife in front of 2-year-old daughter in Jalna

 A 35-year-old Jalna man on Sunday morning stabbed his 25-year old wife to death in front of their two-year old daughter. He then walked into the area police station and confessed his crime to thestunned policemen.

The accused, Ashok Lakhanlal Sura, in his confession 
said that his wife Pooja (25) would frequently assault him and pick fights with him over petty issues. The couple got married about six years ago and has two daughters aged five and two. The policemen on duty, accompanied by the accused, drove to his house located in Paraipura in the vicinity of Maratha building, barely 300 metres from the police station, and found the deceased lying in a pool of blood. Her body was shifted to the Jalna Civil Hospital and the autopsy was performed.

Police said that the accused used to assist the family 
in their family business of wholesale grocery store 
located in Old Mondha of the town. The also stated that he was a liquor addict and was being treated and counselled for de-addiction.

Police sub-inspector Jaisingh Madansingh Pardeshi told TOI, "The couple lived in a joint family and the accused had smothered the 
woman and even stuffed her mouth with a cloth so that her voice wouldn't reach out. The woman apparently tried defending herself strongly during the attack, since the the stabbing, including the one in her throat, are quite deep. The accused had even increased the volume of the television in the house so that nobody could hear her cries for help."


He added that said that after murdering the woman, the accused left for the police station, following which their two-year old daughter went to her grandmother and informed that her mother is bleeding. "The accused's mother went to the room and on seeing the scene, cried for help. The other family members rushed to the room. This was followed by the police reaching the crime scene," he said.

Based on the complaint lodged by Pardeshi, the Sadar Bazar Police have registered a case of murder against the accused and have arrested him.
Source: TOI