Uttar Pradesh: 30-yr-old kills wife with spade after argument, dumps body in field

According to police, the incident took place after the victim went to give her husband lunch at his farmland where an argument broke out between the two.

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Muzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband following an argument at Majlispur Tofir village here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place yesterday and the accused, Chandan Singh, has been arrested, SHO, Bhopa, V P Singh said.

He killed his wife, Puja, with a spade after an argument and dumped her body in a field, the officer said, adding that spade has been recovered.

The incident occurred when she had gone to give her husband lunch at his farmland, the SHO said.