BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman allegedly killed her husband by kicking his testicles, in West Bengaluru’s Byatarayanapura, in the wee hours of Sunday. Rohini Kumar (name changed), a housewife, said she was defending herself from marital rape She added that her husband – Arun Kumar, 45 (name changed) was HIV-positive and was attempting to force himself on her when she reacted in self-defense. Bengaluru police have now arrested Rohini under IPC section 302 (murder).The incident took place around 2.30am on Sunday. According to police, Arun, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, woke up his wife and demanded they have intercourse. Quoting Rohini, police said Arun’s wife, who had been keeping him at a distance fearing that she would contract the illness, refused but he attempted to force himself on her. Rohini kicked him on his testicles, following which he collapsed and died instantly.The couple had been married for past 15 years and have a 13-year-old daughter from the marriage. Arun, was working as a driver with a private distillery in the city. According to the wife, he was diagnosed with HIV a few years back and since then their relationship had been affected though they lived under the same roof for the sake of their daughter, she told cops.Investigators, however, said the daughter’s statement contradicts Rohini’s claim. While Rohini’s statement to police clearly mentions the advances by her husband, the daughter told police that she heard her parents fight and later found her father dead.MN Anucheth, deputy commissioner of police, said that post-mortem will be the key for ascertaining the cause of the death. While the wife believes that the kick resulted in the death, investigators have also found a head injury.“We can’t conclusively say at this moment which injury caused the death or if the medical condition of the deceased itself had something to do with the death. We have to await the post-mortem report for these answers,” he said.Asked whether the husband’s attempt to force himself amounted for attempt to rape, he said it is a decision to be taken by the courts. “As of now we have booked a case of murder,” he said.