Suspecting Affair, UP Man Stabs Wife To Death In Front Of Children, Then Calls Cops

Man arrested for fatally stabbing wife in Uttar Pradesh over suspicions of infidelity

The couple had been married for eight years

Noida:

Authorities have apprehended a 36-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife by stabbing her in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh after suspecting her of having an extramarital affair, according to police reports.

The accused, identified as Sonu Sharma, informed police that he believed his 28-year-old wife Chanchal Sharma, an employee at a Pizza shop, was engaged in an affair with one of her coworkers.

Sonu, who hails from Bulandshahr and had been unemployed for approximately two months, frequently engaged in disputes with Chanchal. He had requested that she resign from her position, but she declined, explaining she needed to financially support their family.

On Sunday morning, another argument erupted between them, after which he covered her face with a piece of cloth and allegedly attacked her with a knife. Their children—a seven-year-old daughter and five-year-old son—who awakened upon hearing their mother's screams, attempted to stop the assault, but Sonu pushed them away.

Following the incident, he contacted the police to confess to murdering his wife before fleeing the scene. He was subsequently arrested.

The pair had been married for eight years and resided in a rented accommodation in Dadri village.

(With inputs from Narendra Thakur)