Inebriated man kills wife on Diwali eve in Bulandshahr, goes to police and confesses

MEERUT: A 45-year old woman was allegedly shot dead by her inebriated husband for talking to her sister on the phone on Diwali evening in Bulandshahr.

The incident took place around 8pm Sunday. Sushila Devi, a resident of Devipura-I area of Bulandshahr, was killed by husband, Devpal Verma, 50, a private security guard in Delhi. He had come home for Diwali.

After finishing Diwali Pujan, Sushila called her sister to wish her but as the call lasted a long time, the infuriated husband shot two bullets in her chest and neck with his rifle. She died on the spot and the accused walked to the police station to confess the crime.

Superintendent of police (city) Surendra Nath Tiwari said Verma was arrested and the rifle seized.

“The man was drunk at the time of the incident. He had doubts about his wife’s 'character' as she would talk on the phone for hours. On the basis of a complaint by his son Himanshu Verma, an FIR was registered against Verma and he was sent to jail after being produced in court," said Tiwari.

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