'Submerged her head in bucket': 6-month-pregnant woman killed by husband in Faridabad

FARIDABAD: A six-month-pregnant woman was allegedly killed by her husband after a domestic dispute in Faridabad's Panchsheel Colony Part-2, police said on Friday.According to police, the accused allegedly assaulted the woman and later killed her by submerging her head in a bucket of water before fleeing the scene. An FIR has been registered at Palla police station, and a search is underway to trace the accused.The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Neha Kumari, a native of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Her husband, Amit Gupta, hails from Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district.The couple, who got married on April 30 last year, had recently moved into their house in Panchsheel Colony and performed a housewarming ceremony about a month ago, police said.According to family members, the couple got into an argument on Thursday morning. As the dispute escalated, Amit allegedly assaulted Neha before killing her.Relatives who reached the house after learning about the incident found Neha dead and alerted the police.Police teams from Palla police station, the Crime Branch and a forensic unit rushed to the scene, recovered the body and sent it to the Civil Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.

Forensic experts collected evidence from the spot, and preliminary findings indicate that it was a case of murder, police said.During the investigation, police learned that Amit allegedly called his uncle, who lives in Alipur village near the Badarpur border, and told him he had killed his wife.According to police, the accused fled the scene shortly afterwards and has remained absconding since. His mobile phone has been switched off. "An FIR has been registered and police teams are conducting raids at suspected locations in search of the accused husband. Further action will be taken based on the post-mortem report and forensic examination," a Faridabad police spokesperson told PTI. (With agency inputs)