Palghar man held for killing wife over suspicion of infidelity

Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife suspecting that she was not faithful to him, an official said on Thursday.

Accused Swapnil Tawre, a resident of the Naringi locality in the Virar area recently slit the throat of his wife Roshni (28) and strangulated her. The couple has a five-year-old child, the official said.

Quoting the complaint by Roshni’s father, the official said this was the victim’s second marriage, following a mutual separation from her first. Swapnil suspected Roshni of infidelity, the official added.