Sunil Lohan
The Hennur police have arrested a wall painter for smothering his 22-year-old pregnant wife to dead over domestic row at thanisandra on Monday .
The deceased, identified as Sumana,hailed from Uttar Pradesh and lived with her husband Shivam in a rented house in Thanisandra.
According to police,Sumana died three days ago,but her body remained inside the house until it began to decompose.
Shivam reportedly went to work the day after her death, and the following night, he is said to have consumed alcohol and eaten in front of his wife’s body.
By the next day,as the stench grew stronger,neighbours grew suspicious and found Sumana dead.Shivam had already fled by then.
The Hennur police,who rushed to the spot,said there were no external injuries,but some bleeding from the nose was reported.The cause of death remains unclear, and a case has been registered.
The police detained the accused and probing to ascertain the cause of death .
