Plumber kills woman over ‘smoking’
The Hindu
A police team took her to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where she was declared brought dead
A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a woman for telling him not to smoke near her shop in Dabri on Sunday, the police said.
The accused has been identified as Deepak, a plumber. DCP (Dwarka) Shankar Choudhary said they received a call around 10 p.m. on Sunday that a woman, Vibha, 30, was lying in a pool of blood near her shop.
Following this, a team rushed to the spot and took her to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where she was declared brought dead.
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