The Gorakhpur police arrested a Muslim man strangled his wife to death for refusing to have sex with him. Later, he cut his own genitals, the police said.
According to a local journalist, Anwarul Hasan, 25, a resident of Siddharth Nagar, has been admitted to accused is undergoing treatment in the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. His condition is said to be stable. Neighbours who heard the cries alerted the police. Excessive blood loss made him unconscious.
The journalist said Hasan works in Gujarat. He came home two days ago. He entered into a fight with his 20-year-old wife over sex. The journalist spoke to the parents of the accused who said though what Hasan did was wrong, his wife should have listened to him. “After all he takes care of her. According to Islam, it is wrong for a woman to deny sex to her husband,” said a relative.
Police said an investigation is on and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
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