Wife burnt to death by husband over alleged extramarital affair

Suryavashi’s eldest daughter Payal (9), who was present in the cottage, raised the alarm. Other labourers rushed to the site but Maya died on the spot, said Police Inspector Labhshankar Bhatt.

The accused, during interogation, confessed to have killed his wife suspecting an extramarital affair. “The man used to fight with his wife over her suspected infidelity. He says that his wife used to infuriate him by saying that he was not father of any of their four daughters. After a fight, Maya did not prepare meal for her husband on Monday afternoon. She did the same thing in the evening. This further enraged the man and led him to set his wife on fire,” said Bhatt.

The police have booked Suryavanshi for murder of his wife.