Woman stabs husband to death during quarrel in Gurugram

Our Correspondent
Gurugram, June 17

A 40-year-old engineer died after his wife stabbed him in the chest during a fight late Thursday night.

The incident happened during a domestic quarrel in front of their 10-year-old daughter.

Police have booked her for murder but she is yet to be arrested.

According to the police the deceased is identified as New Jyoti Park colony resident Sachin Kumar who was working as an engineer with a Noida-based private company.

His wife Gunjan is working with an export house in Gurugram. They lived with their joint family in New Jyoti Park with their two children.

It was late last night when a fight broke out between them in front of their daughter. Enraged Gunjan allegedly took a knife from the kitchen and during struggle stabbed the knife in the chest of her husband.

He was lying on the floor in a pool of blood and their daughter called her uncle Neeraj Kumar who lives on first floor.

According to the complaint filed by Neeraj Kumar, his niece called him using her mother’s phone and asking him to rush to their room.

“When I came down and went to their room my brother was lying on the floor in a pool of blood. My brother’s wife Gunjan and niece were there. We rushed my brother to a nearby private hospital and from there he was referred to Medanta Hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead. The police were called and they recovered the knife from the spot and it was only Gunjan who killed my brother,” Neeraj Kumar told police.

Following the complaint, an FIR has been registered against Gunjan under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC at New Colony police station.

“It was the result of domestic discord only. During struggle to snatch knife he was stabbed and died due to access of bleeding. We have registered a case and are investigating. The accused woman will be nabbed soon,” said Inspector Ved Pal, SHO of New Colony police station.