A husband (L) allegedly murdered his wife following a domestic quarrel in Bengaluru (In pic: the house where the couple lived)
BENGALURU: A long-running domestic quarrel and his wife’s failure to answer his phone calls allegedly culminated in murder when a 40-year-old man from Bihar killed his wife at their rented house in Bilekahalli on September 16, police said. The deceased has been identified as Gunja Maddheshiya, 38, a homemaker, while her husband, Ranjit Kumar Gupta, has been arrested. He told investigators that he had brought Gunja and their two children from his native place 18 months ago.
The house owner learnt about the death around 8pm and told police about the couple’s frequent quarrels. Their disputes intensified in recent months and Gunja had failed to answer his calls a couple of times, he allegedly told police. After strangling her, the accused allegedly poured hot oil on her face in an attempt to disfigure her and make the death appear to be a suicide. However, discrepancies in his account led police to suspect foul play.
Around 9.30am on September 16, Ranjit left for work but returned shortly after and picked another quarrel with Gunja.
The couple had quarrelled frequently over trivial issues for the past three months, according to preliminary investigation. Both their children had left for school by then.