Police have filed a case against the accused and a hunt is on to nab Bholaram. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights Woman reprimanded husband for buying costly phone, killed Incident took place in Domwada village of Khargone district Police have filed a case against the accused and a hunt is on to nab him

Khargone: In a shocking incident, a husband beat his wife to death after she reprimanded him for buying a costly mobile phone. The incident took place in Domwada village of Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh.

The accused has been identified as Bholaram, who hit his wife on the head with a baton. After he came home with a new phone, his wife got upset and returned to her maternal home.

When the victim, identified as Nandu Bai, returned home, upset Bholaram thrashed her and hit her on the head leading to her death on the spot, said a report.

After the murder, Bholaram fled from his home leaving his three children alone at home and crying.

The report suggests that Nandu Bai had reprimanded Bholaram for purchasing a new phone even after the poor financial conditions of the family.

Police have filed a case against the accused and a hunt is on to nab Bholaram.



In a similar incident in July this year, a woman in Madhya Pradesh committed suicide by hanging after she was allegedly gifted a cheap phone by her husband. The incident took place in Piplani area of Bhopal. The husband brought her a smartphone worth Rs 7,500, but she reportedly wanted a costly phone and thus was upset with her husband.

The woman named Puja was married to one Vishal Arya for three years and had an infant daughter. The woman hailed from Sehore district.

The couple indulged in a quarrel after Puja wanted a phone worth Rs 15,000, but Vishal bought her Rs 7,500 phone. Vishal runs a fabrication work business, while the woman was a homemaker.

The couple had a quarrel in the evening and went to sleep after that. Vishal slept in the living room, while Puja went to sleep in her bedroom along with her infant daughter. Vishal woke up at 1.30 am after hearing her daughter crying. He tried to open the door, but it was locked from inside.

"When she did not respond, Vishal peeped into the room from a ventilator and found her wife hanging from the ceiling. He immediately broke open the door and rushed her to Hamadia Hospital, where she was declared brought dead," Investigating Officer, Shiromani Singh, was quoted as saying.