Noida, September 11, 2023 (PPI-OT): A 62-year-old former Indian Revenue Service officer was arrested, today, for murdering his wife, a lawyer of Indian Supreme Court, in their bungalow in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida.

Kashmir Media Service, the police said that accused Ajay Nath hid in the store room of the bungalow after committing the crime on Sunday.

The incident came to light when Renu Sinha, the 61-year-old victim, failed to respond to her brother’s repeated phone calls over two days.

After forcibly gaining entry into the bungalow, the police discovered Renu’s body in the bathroom.

Meanwhile, her husband, who had been missing since the incident and accused of the crime by Renu’s brother, was unreachable as his phone was turned off. The brother also revealed that the couple had frequent disputes.

Following this, police launched a search for him and found him in the store room of the bungalow. Ajay Nath allegedly locked the bungalow and took refuge in the vacant store on the terrace. Subsequently, he was arrested.

During interrogation, Ajay Nath confessed that he had planned to sell their bungalow for Rs 4 crore and had even taken an advance, but his wife was against the sale. The deceased lawyer had been battling cancer and had only recently, a month ago, been declared cancer-free.

Police have collected evidence from the crime scene and an investigation is currently underway.

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