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Mumbai: Close on the heels of Meghalaya honeymoon murder, another crime has come to the limelight from Sangli district of Maharashtra where a woman used an axe to hack her husband to death while he was sleeping.
The reason behind the crime seems to be the reluctance of the woman to consummate the marriage.
Incidentally the murder was reported in the night of Vat Purnima, a festival in which wives pray for their husbands' long lives.
The victim was identified as 54-year-old Anil Lokhande, a resident of Kupwad in Sangli district. The accused, Radhika Ingle (27) has been placed under arrest.
Lokhande who was earlier married, lost his wife to cancer two years ago.
Both his daughters are married.
He married Radhika on 17 May. The Kupwad MIDC police station is investigating the matter.
“We are investigating the matter,” Inspector Dilip Bhandwalkar told reporters on Thursday.
“There was a domestic quarrel between the husband and the wife after which she took the step. The accused has been arrested,” he said.
The woman was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.