Relatives brand woman thief, husband kills her

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A man allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her after relatives and friends branded her a thief.

The incident took place in Whitefield here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sarita, 35.

The accused husband is Taranath. Sources said that the couple, hailing from Mangaluru, shifted to Whitefield after the accusations started doing the rounds.

Even then, relatives and acquaintances taunted Sarita as a thief. Shamed by this, Taranath strangled Sarita to death.

An officer from the jurisdictional police said that the accused allegedly attempted to commit suicide, but failed. Later, he surrendered before the police. A case has been registered at the Whitefield police station.