This Article is From May 17, 2011

Man hacks wife to death over late dinner

New Delhi: A 28-year-old woman was hacked to death, allegedly by her husband in west Delhi following an argument over not serving dinner on time, the police said.

Santoshi was sleeping when she was attacked allegedly by her husband Pradeep (30) at their house in Ranhola on Sunday night, a senior police official said.

The couple, who hails from Jalau district in UP, used to quarrel regularly over one issue or another. They had come to her sister's residence in Ranhola recently.

On Sunday, Pradeep had an argument with his wife over not serving dinner on time.

He picked up a fight and their argument led from one issue to another, the official said, adding, she later went to sleep after her sister intervened.

While Santoshi was sleeping, Pradeep went to her room and allegedly hacked her to death with a spade. He fled soon after the incident.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

A case has been registered and further investigations are on.

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