Man Strangles Wife To Death For Not Bearing A Child

An abusive husband has been accused of heinously strangling his wife to death over anger that she could not bear a child in Pune, Maharashtra, India on Friday, March 18.

The accused, identified as Devanand Macchindra Kalel, 30, a resident of Trimurti Heights in Ambegaon Budruk and a construction site painter by profession, allegedly strangled his 24-year-old wife Kajal to death on Friday, March 18, spurred by frequent domestic issues at their residence.

Following the killing, the victim's father Maruti Bad, 57, of Kalyan, filed a police complaint against Kalel. The husband was arrested by the Bharati Vidyapeeth police officers on murder charges on Saturday, March 19, Hindustan Times reported.

“Kalel works as a painter at construction sites. He and Kajal got married in July 2021 and since then, the two used to pick up fights on various domestic issues,” Avinash Kawathekar, Assistant Police Inspector (API) of Bharati Vidyapeeth police, said.

Despite consistent attempts to bear a baby, Kalel and Kajal did not have any children. Kalel allegedly regularly picked arguments and fights over the fact that Kajal could not bear a child for him. On Friday night, March 18, a similar confrontation ensued between the couple, and in a fit of rage, Kalel strangulated Kajal to death with his bare hands, the Times Of India reported.

The crime reportedly took place in a small apartment where the two resided together.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man has been accused of brutally stabbing his wife to death after she asked him for US$0.32 (5 Egyptian pounds) to buy basic necessities in Egypt, Latin Times reported.

A police investigation revealed that about 20 days after the accused and the victim got married, the minor girl asked for US$0.32 (5 Egyptian pounds) from the suspect to buy basic necessities for their home. However, the husband refused his wife's request and a heated argument ensued between the couple.

During the confrontation, instead of giving his wife the money, in a fit of rage, the accused pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed her in the back multiple times, killing her.

After a preliminary investigation, the officers arrested the husband for murder, as well as the victim’s mother for forcing her daughter into marriage at a young age.