Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh):A 30-year-old woman was allegedly killed with a shovel by her live-in partner for not cooking his favourite food in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said on Friday. The accused has been arrested and further investigation is on, they added.
Sapna Raikwar (30), a resident of Sagwara Rajpur, had left her husband, who lived in Madhya Pradesh over a marital dispute. The case is presently being heard in court. For the last one year, Sapna was in a live-in relationship with the accused, Vijay, who was from a different community. They lived in a rented house in Vidya Nagar locality under Sadar Kotwali area.
SP Arun Kumar Singh said that after consuming alcohol late on Thursday night, there was a dispute between the two over food. Sapna reportedly had not cooked Vijay's favourite food resulting which, he was furious at her. The couple got into a verbal altercation and the dispute escalated such that Vijay, in a fit of rage, hit Sapna on the head with a shovel.