Maha: Man booked on charge of killing wife

Police have registered a case against a man from Virar in Maharashtras Palghar district for allegedly strangulating to death his 27-year-old wife, an official said on Friday.The body of the victim was found in the couples flat in a housing complex at Virar on January 30. The police had initially registered a case of accidental death.

Police have registered a case against a man from Virar in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly strangulating to death his 27-year-old wife, an official said on Friday.

The body of the victim was found in the couple's flat in a housing complex at Virar on January 30. The police had initially registered a case of accidental death. However, the post-mortem report said that strangulation was the cause of her death, he said. ''After this revelation, the police registered a case of murder against the woman's husband, 30, under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302, at Virar police station,'' he said.

The motive behind the killing is being probed, the official said, adding that the accused is yet to be arrested.

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