Man strangulated wife to death over trivial row arrested by Begur police

Dr B Thomas (Special Correspondent)

The Begur police cracked the case of a mysterious death of a 40-year-old home maker in a mysterious circumstances at her on Monday.

The deceased Sangeetha, wife of Manu,a private firm employee was found dead under mysterious circumstances .

Senior officer told reporters,The Begur police initiated a probe and found that she could have been murdered due to some rivalry or for gain.But circumstantial evidence led to suspect Manu.

Based on the suspicion,the police Picked up Manu and a detailed questioning led him to confess to the crime.

Manu told the police that he was married Sangeetha,nine months ago but used to have frequent fights over trivial row .

Manu told the police that they had an argument on Sunday after Manu demanded her prepare series of food items on the occasion of Pitru Paksha ( its a ritual day where hindus pay homage to their ancestors through food offerings) but Sangeetha Refused.

Enraged Manu strangulated her and later created a scene of someone had killed her while she was alone at home .

However the police questioned the neighbours and relatives and obtained a clue about the couple had a fight hours before the murder , which led them to crack the case.

The accused has now been booked under murder and also trying to destroy the evidence he added.