MEERUT: A 62-year-old woman who supported her son in a husband-wife rift during an argument with her daughter-in-law paid with her life as the latter allegedly slit her throat. The accused has been arrested.

Rajveeri (62) was killed at home in

’s Chhaprauli area on Tuesday. Her husband, Ombir, a retired policeman, was in another room, when the two women were arguing. He realized that something was wrong when he heard loud cries. When he entered the room, he saw his daughter-in-law, Pooja, standing with a sharp-edged weapon in her hand and his wife lying in a pool of blood.

Rajveeri was declared brought dead by hospital authorities.

Pooja’s husband, Kuldeep, is posted as a computer operator in UP police in Bahraich. The couple was married for over three years but due to differences, they had started living away from each other.

Chitwan Kumar, station house officer, Chaprauli police station, said, “Pooja was not on good terms with Kuldeep due to which, he hardly used to come home. However, Pooja continued to stay with her in-laws here. She and Rajveeri would often get into arguments over the cold relations that Pooja and Kuldeep shared.

“We have arrested the accused Pooja (25) and also seized the murder weapon from her,” said SHO Kumar.