Briefly: Husband stabs woman to death

A 40-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband in a domestic fight at their house in outer-north Delhi’s Samayapur Badali area. The incident took place Thursday morning when their children were away at school. The police said the couple had second marriage. The woman was taken to a hospital where doctors declared her dead. She had multiple stab wounds, the officer said. The husband, Kushal Pal, absconded after the murder but was later nabbed. PTI

42-yr-old kills neighbour, held

A 42-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbour in outer north Delhi after he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute with his wife, the police said on Friday. According to the police, the incident occurred on Wednesday when the accused, Dhiraj, was abusing and assaulting his wife. “The altercation unfolded after Dhiraj reportedly started abusing and physically assaulting his wife. Unable to ignore the disturbance, Ran Singh intervened, confronted Dhiraj and objected to his behaviour,” said a police officer. The situation quickly escalated into a violent confrontation, with Dhiraj allegedly striking Ran Singh on the head with an iron rod, the officer said. pti