Nirmala Kharadi
73-year-old Somaji Kharadi, a retired unarmed ASI of Rajkot city police, the couple often argued over household matters, including what food should be cooked, according to the complaint filed by Dilip’s father.
The PI said the accused will now be questioned to determine what led to the fatal quarrel. The couple had been facing minor domestic disputes for some time, according to police. The confrontation eventually culminated in the stabbing, police said.
Police arrested the accused, identified as Nirmala Kharadi, and booked her for murder. The murder has left the couple’s two children without their father, while their mother remains in police custody. On Thursday, an argument escalated when the wife allegedly responded angrily, leading to a heated exchange in which both parties abused each other. On Thursday night, another disagreement broke out, during which Nirmala allegedly lost her temper, picked up a kitchen knife and attacked her husband.
Dilip retired from the Army in 2022.
He also said the family had initially withheld news of the death from him to spare him the shock. Somaji, accompanied by family members, rushed to the hospital but was informed by doctors that his son had succumbed to his injuries. The complainant stated that he noticed a stab wound on the left side of Dilip’s chest, along with injuries on his right cheek, right upper arm, and near the thumbs of both hands.
On Friday afternoon, Mukesh informed his father that Dilip had been injured in a quarrel and admitted to hospital.
Ahmedabad : What began as a minor dinner-time argument in Naroda ended in tragedy when a 34-year-old woman allegedly plunged a kitchen knife into her husband’s chest during a heated dispute over the meal prepared at home. The victim, 39-year-old retired Army serviceman and GMDC contractual driver Dilipbhai Kharadi, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, turning a domestic quarrel into a murder case.