Man Bludgeons Wife To Death With Frying Pan Over Delay In Serving Him Dinner

A man has been accused of brutally killing his wife with a frying pan after an argument ensued between them over a delay in serving dinner in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India on Monday, Sept. 12.

Thirty-seven-year-old Anuj Kumar, an auto-rickshaw driver by profession, returned home after work on Monday, Sept. 12, and asked his wife Khushbu to serve him dinner.

However, when there was a delay in him being served his meal, an argument broke out between the couple. In a fit of rage, the man allegedly picked up a tawa, a type of frying pan used in India, and hit his wife Khushbu on the head with it, the Times Of India reported.

Khushbu, who suffered grievous injuries in the attack, reportedly died at the scene.

Following the incident, the couple's neighbors alerted local law enforcement about the murder. An FIR (first information report) has been lodged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 302 (murder) and the husband was arrested by a police team near the Sector 59 metro station on Tuesday, Sept. 13, NDTV reported.

The accused and his wife, who hailed from Bihar, India, lived with their five-year-old son at their rented accommodation in Mamura's Shramik Kunj area in Sector 66, under the Phase 3 Police Station limits in Noida.

According to Phase 3 Police Station in-charge Vijay Kumar, further investigation on the case is underway.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man allegedly stabbed his wife to death due to anger for not preparing chicken for his dinner in Davangere, Karnataka, India on Tuesday, June 7, Latin Times reported.

The accused, Kenchappa, a road roller operator by profession, was reportedly notorious in his village for being an alcoholic and constantly engaged in heated arguments and fights with his wife, Sheela, over petty reasons while coming home intoxicated. Kenchappa had left his first wife after the couple was unsuccessful in having a child and married Sheela about nine years ago.

On Tuesday night, as Kenchappa once again arrived home inebriated, he noticed that Sheela had not prepared chicken for his dinner. Kenchappa immediately confronted Sheela and a shouting match ensued. The heated argument quickly escalated into a physical altercation as Kenchappa grabbed a knife and stabbed Sheela with it. Sheela, who suffered grievous injuries from the stabbing, succumbed to her fatal injuries and died.