A CRPF head constable allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Bahuakbarpur village in Rohtak district. The accused, identified as Sombir, had come home on a 15-day casual leave on October 21.

The incident occurred on October 23. At the time of the incident, the accused's mother Kamlesh and elder daughter Anisha were also present at the house.

Incident details and police action

According to investigations, the accused chased his fleeing wife, Manisha, and stabbed her on the stairs, causing her death on the spot. Taking action in the matter, police produced the accused in court after a four-day remand, from where he has been sent to jail. Police have excluded the mother-in-law and brother-in-law from this case.

Motive remains unclear

The actual motive behind the murder has not yet come to light. The accused Sombir insists that the dispute was over home decoration, which police and the family find hard to believe. Meanwhile, eyewitness and elder daughter Anisha has maintained silence on the real reason for the quarrel.