THANE: A domestic dispute over a saree allegedly ended in a brutal murder in Badlapur East, where a 30-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing her husband and attempting to pass off his death as a heart attack.The accused, identified as Sunita Hariram Singh (30), was arrested on Tuesday after investigators uncovered inconsistencies in her version of events.The victim, Hariram Kishunji Singh (35), died at the couple’s rented home on July 19.Police said the couple, natives of Rohtas district in Bihar, had been living in Badlapur for the past nine years with their seven-year-old son.According to the investigation, an argument erupted after Hariram allegedly failed to bring sarees for his wife. The verbal altercation soon turned violent.During the quarrel, the couple’s seven-year-old son reportedly ran to the room owner’s house seeking help to stop the fight. However, before anyone could intervene, Sunita allegedly assaulted her husband with the lid of a pressure cooker and then strangled him to death, police said.To conceal the crime, she allegedly told the room owner that Hariram had suffered a heart attack after the argument. Based on her statement, police initially registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR).Senior police inspector Nitin Patil of Badlapur East police station said the post-mortem examination raised suspicion after doctors found injuries inconsistent with a natural death.“Initially, the woman claimed her husband had died of a heart attack following a quarrel. However, the autopsy confirmed that he had been murdered. We then registered an FIR for murder and, during questioning, the accused confessed to killing her husband,” Patil said.Police have booked Sunita under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway.The seven-year-old boy is being cared for by relatives, police said.
