NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man stabbed his wife to death in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri on Tuesday for not serving him lunch on time.

Police said the the husband even planned to throw the body down from the balcony to make it look like a suicide but was caught by neighbours and was handed over to police.

The incident was reported from Sunlight Colony in Seemapuri. Manju (20) was preparing lunch for the family when her husband Gautam (25) came into the kitchen and asked for food. Manju told him to wait until she finished cooking. An angry Gautam abused Manju and started hitting her. When she argued and fought back, he picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed her a few times on the neck and abdomen.

Seeing Manju fall on the ground bleeding, Gautam came to his senses and dragged her body to the first floor balcony. He prepared to throw it down to make it look like a suicide. By this time, neighbours had gathered hearing Manju’s calls for help. They raised an alarm and one of them entered his flat and got hold of him.

Manju was rushed to GTB hospital where she was declared dead on arrival. Neighbours called police and Gautam was arrested.