Woman thrashed to death by husband in Delhi's Hauz Qazi

The preliminary investigation revealed that Naaj, a resident of Shah Ganj in Ajmeri Gate, and Jawahar had gotten married about 10 years ago and they have a son, police said.They had a strained relationship and Jawahars behaviour towards Naaj was not good, they said.This afternoon, the man thrashed his wife with a wooden stick following which she became unconscious, the officer said.

A 30-year-old woman was thrashed to death allegedly by her husband in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area on Friday, police said.

A PCR call was received at 1.15 pm that Salman Jawahar (32) had beaten up his wife Aafreen Naaj and she was lying unconscious, they said.

When a police team rushed to the spot, they found Naaj lying unconscious in a room. She was taken to a hospital where doctors declared her dead, a senior police officer said. The preliminary investigation revealed that Naaj, a resident of Shah Ganj in Ajmeri Gate, and Jawahar had gotten married about 10 years ago and they have a son, police said.

They had a strained relationship and Jawahar’s behaviour towards Naaj was not good, they said.

This afternoon, the man thrashed his wife with a wooden stick following which she became unconscious, the officer said. A case was registered against Jawahar under section 302 (murder) of the IPC and he has been apprehended, they said, adding the spot got inspected by FSL and a crime team. Further investigation is in progress, police said.