Bengaluru: Habitual drunkard strangles wife to death; confesses to police

Bengaluru: The Varthur police arrested a habitual drunkard for allegedly murdering his wife at their home in East Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.

The accused, Ravinder Singh, 34, a carpenter from Gorakhpur, lived in a rented house in Bommasandra with his wife Poonam Singh (30) and their two children, aged four and two.

The incident came to light on August 28 when Poonam’s relative, Bijendra Singh, 40, found her body on a divan at Ravinder’s house and alerted the police.

During questioning, Ravinder confessed to strangling his wife with a rope after an argument around 10 am.

“He was a habitual drunk and often fought with his wife. On the day of the incident, another quarrel led him to kill her,” a police officer said.

Married in 2020, the couple had moved to Bengaluru for work.

Ravinder has been booked under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Further probe is on.