Mumbai shocker: Auto driver chops off sleeping wife's head, kids witness brutal murder

New Delhi: A Mumbai-based auto rickshaw driver allegedly killed his wife by chopping off her head and palms on Friday early morning. While their three kids were mere spectators, the man drowned the chopped off body parts in a bucket of water and fled home.The rest of the body, however, was left in the room.

The incident took place in Sharmawadi Yadav chawl in Santosh Bhuvan, Nalasopara (East). 

The man identified as Ajay Yadav (35) used a sharp knife to chop off his wife Saroja's (28) head and palms at around 1 AM. He was later arrested from his hideout, a cowshed in Kaman, Vasai (East).

Following the murder, Yadav took his three children, two sons and a daughter to his father's place at Ramjiyavan, said Kishore Khairnar inspector of Tuling police station.

On asking about Saroja, Yadav informed his father that she was fast asleep in the house. After he left his father's home leaving behind the children, his eight-year-old daughter told her grandfather about the incident. Following which, he approached the police.

The weapon used for the murder is yet to be recovered, added Khairnar. Meanwhile, the police have initiated the probe to ascertain the reason behind Yadav's extreme step. 

Reportedly, the couple had a fight over domestic issues on Thursday night.

Police suspect that Saroja may have been murdered in her sleep and the children may have woken up on hearing their mother's scream, reported Indiatimes.com.

Yadav has been charged with murder under section 302 of the IPC and will be produced in court on Saturday.