52-year-old man ‘kills’ wife in Malvani, surrenders before police

According to the police, Naik was staying in Malvani area along with his wife, and three children.

Naik’s residence was part of an SRA project and he had told his wife that if they would pay 9.70 lakh to a builder, they would get a flat under the scheme.

Mumtaz opposed to this which caused an argument between them, police said.

According to police, the couple had an argument over the matter Wednesday night, following which the wife went to sleep.

The accused then allegedly brought a heavy stone and hit on his wife’s head with it early Thursday, said senior police inspector Shailendra Nagarkar of the Malvani police station.

After the incident, Naik surrendered at the Malvani police station and was arrested under the charge of murder.