A police source said that the two often engaged in arguments leading to fights over Aparna’s social media activity and some friends she made online (Representative Image)
The neighbours called the cops and said that Parimal using a vegetable cutter attacked his wife, who later succumbed to the injuries.
A man in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas allegedly slit his wife’s throat on Friday, after an argument over social media turned into a physical altercation leading to the latter’s death.
The man, identified as Parimal Baidya lived with his wife, Aparna Baidya, and their two children in Harinarayanpur in South 24 Parganas district’s Joynagar, reported NDTV.
After killing his wife, the man who is a mason in profession, fled the spot. Later, Baidya’s son who is studying in class 7 returns to the house only to find his mother lying in a pool of blood, said the police adding that the boy informed his neighbours about the incident.
The neighbours called the cops and said that Parimal using a vegetable cutter attacked his wife, who later succumbed to the injuries.
The boy told the police that they (Parents) used to have frequent fights and his father also threatened to kill her (Aparna). Infact on Thursday night, the duo again engaged in a fight.
The Times of India quoted a police officer as saying that Parimal also suspected that his wife had an affair with one of her social media friends. Because of the fights and mistrust, Aparna had even left his home and went to her parents’s residence.
A police source said that the two often engaged in arguments leading to fights over Aparna’s social media activity and some friends she made online.
“We suspect the husband killed her because she did not approve of her social media activity. Aparna was 32 years old,” quoted NDTV as saying the police source.
Since the murder, Parimal has been on the run. Investigation officers have formed a team to nab him. Further, the police has sent Aparna’s body for post-mortem and recovered the weapon from the crime scene.
Source: News18