Gorakhpur,

04 June (HS): A man reportedly murdered his wife on suspicion of having an extramarital

affair and then surrendered to a police station in Gorakhpur's Sahjanwa region,

authorities said on Wednesday. Angad Sharma reportedly sliced his wife Neha's

neck with a knife on Wednesday morning at their home in Bahilpar village,

according to authorities.

After

committing the murder, Sharma allegedly waited alongside the body for about an

hour before heading to the Sahjanwa police station and telling investigators,

I killed my wife. Her body

is at home.” A police crew went to the scene and saw Neha lying on the bed in a

pool of blood, prompting the need for a forensic team to collect evidence.

According

to Superintendent of Police (North) Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, a FIR was filed

in response to a complaint from the woman's relatives. Her body has been

submitted for a post-mortem, and Angad is in prison. According to preliminary

investigations, Angad and Neha married for love around two years ago, despite

objections from their families owing to caste issues.

The

duo married at a temple and relocated to Karnataka, where Angad worked as a

carpenter. They later went to Gorakhpur, where Neha

resumed living with her elder sister in the Gorakhpur Industrial Development

Authority (GIDA) region and worked at a car agency, according to authorities. Tensions

apparently rose between the pair after Angad returned to Gorakhpur and

discovered Neha speaking to someone on the phone late at night.

The

two routinely clashed about suspicions of adultery, according to investigators.

On the night of June 3, the couple had another disagreement, and Angad

reportedly beat Neha with a heavy instrument before slicing her neck, according

to officials.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi