Husband kills wife after she fails to answer his calls in UP’s Sultanpur

The incident happened in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where a 42-year-old woman was beaten to death by her husband as she didn’t answer his calls throughout the day.

A tragic incident unfolded in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where a woman, 42, identified as Kusum, was allegedly beaten to death by her husband. She was killed by her husband as she didn’t pick up calls from him throughout the day. Upon not picking up his calls, the enraged husband, Nakched, returned home and began beating her in front of their kids.

A construction worker beat his wife to death in UP’s Sultanpur.

A construction worker from SewraCharthai village in UP’s Sultanpur district allegedly beat his wife to death after she didn’t answer his phone calls. Kusum, 42, was declared dead by doctors by the time her children took her to the hospital. Police have thus arrested the accused, Nakched, in this matter. As per a report by PTI, when Kusum did not answer her husband’s calls throughout the day, an enraged Nakched, 45, returned home and began assaulting her in front of their kids, Udaybhan (9), and Diksha (8). When the children tried to intervene, he pushed them aside and continued the attack.

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Police also said that Nakched allegedly assaulted his wife relentlessly through the night. The couple’s daughter said that when she realized her father wouldn’t stop, she took her injured mother to a relative’s house. However, when they returned the next morning, Nakched allegedly resumed the assault, this time using a stick. Kusum, who was already severely injured, collapsed during the attack. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead. Kusum’s body has now been sent for a post-mortem as per police officials.

Police said the accused has been arrested and, during interrogation, admitted to assaulting his wife but claimed he did not realize the attack would prove fatal. The couple has three children, two minors as mentioned before and one elder son, Tilak Raj (22), who works in Punjab.