Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 7: In an incident which happened within the limits of Soladevanahalli police station on Thursday July 5, a man killed his wife with a brick for not giving him money to buy liquor.

The deceased woman was Kasturi (35) from Madhya Pradesh. Her husband Raja Singh stands arrested. He was remanded to judicial custody by the court.

The couple from Madhya Pradesh had arrived in the city ten days back. Raja Singh had bagged work in an under-construction apartment complex at Soladevanahalli and he was allotted a shed at Bone Mill, Chikkasandra, to stay. Raja Singh lived in the shed with wife, Kasturi, and her younger sister. After coming here, Raja had gone to work only for three days.

At about 7 pm on Thursday, Raja Singh demanded Rs 30 from his wife to buy liquor. Kasturi initially refused. After Raja Singh persisted with his demand, she finally paid him Rs 20, but Raja continued to pester for more money. This gave rise to exchange of heated words between the husband and wife. Angered by this, Raja Singh attacked his wife, who was rolling chapathis, with a brick. Kasturi suffered deep injuries and died on the spot. Raja then attacked his sister-in-law who rushed to help her sister.

Raja was later arrested and produced in court.