Man held for murdering wife in Badlapur

THANE: (Mar 19) A man was arrested for allegedly strangling his wife in Badlapur in Thane district, a police official said on Thursday.

Chandrashekar Thorat (40), a resident of Yadav Nagar in Badlapur East, was held on March 17, he added.

"Thorat and his wife Ashwini (38) used to have frequent quarrels. In the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, during one such argument, he strangled her to death with a belt. Based on the complaint of her kin, a case was registered and Thorat was arrested for murder," Badlapur police station senior inspector Nitin Patil said. PTI COR BNM