The 32-year-old software engineer, arrested for allegedly murdering his wife at their apartment in Ghaziabad, has admitted to killing her, enraged that “she wanted to work”, police said. The accused, Mohit Sharma, wanted his wife, Ruchi (30), to “stay at home and take care of their nine-year-old son”, police said.

SP (City) Ajay Pal Singh said Mohit, who initially claimed his wife died after slipping and hitting her head on a washbasin in the bathroom, on Friday admitted to having killed her.

“He admitted to having killed his wife after becoming angry. They were allegedly having a quarrel in their bedroom over Ruchi’s wish to work. He allegedly wanted her to remain at home and take care of their son,” Singh said. Police sources said Ruchi had done her Masters and was apparently upset over not working. “The couple had been fighting over the issue for a while. She was apparently tired of sitting at home,” a senior police officer said. Ruchi was found dead at the couple’s flat in Gaur Global Village apartment complex in Crossing Republik, Ghaziabad, on Thursday. Around 12.30 pm on Thursday, Mohit called police to say his wife had fallen in the bathroom and smashed her head against the washbasin. The two had married in 2003.

When police reached the scene, they found Ruchi lying face down on a bed. “There was a lot of blood in the room, leading from the bathroom to the bed. The washbasin had been shattered,” Singh said. Police believe the couple started fighting over the issue on Thursday soon after their son left for school.

“We suspect Mohit followed her into the bathroom and hit her there, probably with a cricket bat. There was a lot of blood there… The washbasin probably broke when he hit her in the bathroom,” Singh said. Police suspect Mohit hit her again on the bed. “This is as per our initial probe. But we will be able to know more once the forensic report is out,” Singh said, adding that the report was expected by Monday. Police said a blood-stained bat seized from the house had fingerprints and hair on it. “It seem he hit his wife with the bat. The forensic team will be investigating the hair and fingerprints on the bat,” a senior police officer said. Police said Mohit didn’t call an ambulance or ask his neighbours for help, arousing their suspicion. “We spoke to neighbours and the security guard.

But we didn’t find any evidence of panic on him one usually sees in a person who has lost a family member,” the officer said. Police said apart from the floor and bed, they found blood on the wall and even the ceiling, pointing to a violent fight.

And Abhishek Angad (Abhishek Angad is a student of EXIMS)

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