Mumbai : A 23-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday from Malwani area for allegedly murdering a youth while her husband is absconding, police said.
Police cracked the case after body of one Chandan Yadav, a marble polisher, was found in his room adjacent to that of the accused Saira Sheikh.
Police said the motive behind the crime was not known yet. The murder took place on January 15 after Saira and her husband, whose name is withheld by police, made Yadav consume alcohol and then smashed a beer bottle on his head. They allegedly slit Yadav’s throat with broken piece of glass, a police official said.
Police said Yadav, who had come to city a month ago, was staying alone. PTI
