VADODARA: A man was allegedly bludgeoned to death by his 22-year-old wife, who disliked him for being dark-skinned.

Petlad police have arrested the woman, Farzana Malik, who allegedly killed her husband Farooq in a field near Sundarna village when he forced her to have physical relations on Wednesday night. She had carried a hammer after getting suspicious about his intentions when he asked her to come to the field in the night. After she resisted his advances, the duo had a heated verbal duel and she left. However, she returned in some time and attacked him with the hammer. The assault was so severe that he died on the spot.

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Farzana delivered a baby just 10 days ago. Although she disliked Farooq for being dark-skinned, Farzana agreed to the marriage due to family pressure two years ago. Even after marriage, she stayed mostly at her maternal home. Farzana was called back by her in-laws as they needed help with the domestic chores.

The issue came to light in the morning after the deceased's family began looking for Farooq. The Petlad police initially filed a complaint against unidentified persons for the crime. However, upon interrogating Farzana they grew suspicious. Initially, she was hesitant but confessed to the crime after the police told her that they would use a lie detector on her.

Farooq was looking after a farm owned by an NRI in the village, while Farzana was a housewife. The police have booked the accused under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

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