Mumbai, June 24: A man allegedly murdered his pregnant wife by hitting her with iron rod on the head, and later hanged himself at Manubai Javala area in Gevrai tehsil in this district.
Police said Mahadev Kamble (30) had married Mangla five years ago and also had a one-and-a-half-year old son.
The couple fought frequently as Mahadev suspected Mangla’s character. Yesterday, their tiff reached its peak and Mahadev ended up hitting Mangla, who was pregnant, on her head with a iron rod, police said.
Panicked by her death on the spot, Mahadev hanged himself to a banyan tree near his house, police added.
—Agencies