Mother of three strangulated to death in Indian capital, husband absconding

A 23-year-old woman, mother of three children, was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband in Outer North New Delhi's Narela area. The accused is absconding after the incident.

The Indian police received a call at around 9:00am on Sunday that the woman has been murdered. After the police reached the spot at DDA Janta flat in Pocket 11 Narela they found strangulation marks on the woman's body. The forensic teams were called and the area secured for evidence collection.

According to the police, the incident took place on Saturday night.

"The couple went to meet the parents of the woman on the occasion for Eid at a nearby location on Saturday night. They left the children at their grandmother's house and returned home. The incident happened after that. Multiple teams have been formed in search of the absconding man," said a senior police officer.

Indo-Asian News Service