AJMER: A 54-year-old man killed his wife following a fight over selling her ornaments in Ramganj area here on Thursday night. The accused was under depression over financial crisis and wanted to sell his wife’s jewellery, which she denied. The man strangulated his wife following a fight on the matter.
When police reached the spot, the accused confessed the crime. The couple has two children.
According to police, they reached the house of one Laxman Rawat (54), a resident of Jawahar ki Nadi situated in Ramganj, where they found the body of Leela Devi (51). Her husband Laxman confessed to have killed her and the police arrested the accused.
Police said that Laxman was working at the canteen of a factory and had lost his job. He was searching for another job but was unable to get it.
Laxman was allegedly upset over this and wanted to sell off his wife’s jewellery to tide over the financial crisis, but his wife refused to give it to him. They had constant clashes on the matter and on Thursday night, Laxman killed his wife following a fight.
