Chandauli (UP), April 5 A 30-year-old man is alleged to have killed his wife by hitting her with an iron rod and then dumped her body in a forest here, police said on Sunday.
Circle Officer (Sadar) Devendra Kumar identified the deceased as 28-year-old Soni Kharwar. Kumar said that when Soni's father could not contact his daughter, he and some relatives visited the local police station on Sunday morning and filed a complaint.
The police questioned Soni's in-laws and her husband, Gautam Kharwar, who broke down and confessed to the crime. He was arrested after interrogation.
He told the police that he had beaten her to death using an iron rod after an argument. Gautam also revealed that he carried her body in a four-wheeler that very night and dumped it in a forest under the Naugarh Police Station.
Police recovered Soni's body and sent it for a post-mortem.
The CO said that the relationship between Gautam and his wife had been strained ever since their marriage in 2020.
Police seized the iron rod used in the murder and the vehicle used in transporting the body.
