Bengaluru: A Bengaluru businessman allegedly hit and killed his wife for not cooking tasty fried chicken, has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Mubarak Pasha, 30, a resident of Tarabanahalli in the outskirts of Bengaluru. The deceased was identified as Shirin Banu, 28.
This issue came to light when Banu's parents lodged a complaint stating their daughter was missing since August 18 night. On Monday, Pasha along with his advocate confessed of killing his wife and dumping her body in a lake.
Earlier, Mubarak had assaulted his wife with a wooden log for not cooking tasty chicken fry for him, and she had succumbed to injuries on August 6. Fearing his arrest, Mubarak had transported her body in a gunny bag from the house and had thrown it into Chikkabanawara lake.
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He had told her parents that Shirin had left him. However, her parents were worried about their daughter going missing all of a sudden, grew suspicious of Mubarak, and lodged a complaint against him.
Soladevanahalli police questioned him, and he broke down and confessed of his crime. The police are still searching for the body of the victim. "I told her to cook chicken fry on August 18. When I came home, I was disappointed that there was no chicken fry. When I asked her she replied arrogantly and in that moment, I hit on her head using a wooden log. Children were asleep and I wrapped the body in a gunny bag and disposed it off in Chikkabanavara lake," Pasha told police as quoted by Times of India.
Mubarak, who was in the bed-making business, hailed from Davanagere district. He reportedly fought with his wife over trivial matters, and also used to beat her up. Banu had complained to her parents and they had also spoken to him.
(With inputs from IANS)