Trader kills wife after she insists he sanitise hands in Jaipur | Jaipur News

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JAIPUR: A tiff over using a sanitiser turned fatal when a 34-year-old businessman in Mansarover here strangulated his wife with a plastic wire used for drying clothes while she was sewing her dress.
The murder took place on Wednesday and the accused, Rishi Raj Sharma, was arrested on Friday. Police said Sharma had fled his Baldev Marg flat immediately after the crime as Shikha Sharma (32) lay motionless on the bed.
To evade arrest he gave nearly 25 missed calls on Shikha’s phone as he moved around on Vatika Road, Narayan Vihar and Vande Mataram Road. According to sub-inspector Vandana Narula, Sharma then called up his father-in-law to say Shikha was not picking up his calls and requested him to check on her. Shikha’s worried parents arrived at her apartment and found her unconscious. They called up Sharma to come home immediately.
The accused then staged a drama before his in-laws showing concern over his wife’s condition.The family first took Shikha to a nearby hospital in Mansarover where they refused to admit her. She was then taken to SMS Hospital where a medical expert hinted at suspected foul play. The expert suggested that someone had strangulated Shikha twice and ruled out the possibility of hanging.
Police then turned their gaze on the victim’s husband. A medical examination revealed wire marks on his hands. A team including assistant sub-inspector Pooran Singh and constable Chandrapal Choudhary were roped in to investigate the matter and were sent to examine the crime scene.
After cops confronted him, he began to reveal what had transpired on Wednesday evening. Sharma told police he had a heated argument with Shikha when she asked him to use a sanitiser. A few minutes later, Sharma allegedly pulled out a wire hanging in the room for drying clothes. When Shikha asked him what he was doing, he said the wire did not look good. When she resumed sewing her dress, the accused came from behind and strangulated her.