Tag: IPC

  • Man murders wife for adding too much salt in his food

    Man murders wife for adding too much salt in his food

    Trigger Warning

    In a horrifying incident, a man in India’s Maharashtra allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife by strangulating her in a fit of rage after she added excessive salt to the khichrri that she served him for breakfast, reports India.com.

    The man has been identified as 46-year-old Nilesh Ghagh. According to the police, the accused strangulated his wife using a long piece of cloth.

    After being alerted, the police reached the spot and sent the woman’s body for post-mortem to a local government hospital.

    The police have registered a case against the accused under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

    According to the publication, a similar incident had taken place last week when a man shot his daughter-in-law dead after she failed to serve him breakfast along with tea.

  • ‘She didn’t make mutton for me’, Police arrest husband for complaining against wife

    ‘She didn’t make mutton for me’, Police arrest husband for complaining against wife

    A man has been arrested in India after he called the police to complain about his wife who did not cook meat (mutton) for him.

    According to media reports, Navin continuously called on the Police Helpline during the Holi festival on Friday to complain about his wife.

    As per the police, when Navin dialed the Police helpline for the first time on Holi, the police thought that it was a prank call. However, police helpline staff got suspicious after he made six calls and they reported the incident to their superiors.

    Police high officials decided to take immediate action against him. The next morning the police tracked him down and arrested him.

    According to the police, Navin came into the house in drunk condition on Friday night and brought mutton for cooking. He asked his wife to cook mutton for him, but she refused after which he picked up the phone and called the police.

    The case was filed against him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 290 and 510 but he was later released after a warning.