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Delhi Woman Arrested for Murdering Husband; Police Expand Probe to Uttar Pradesh Cousin

Investigators say phone searches exposed her premeditated plan once postmortem findings ruled the fatal stab wound could not be self-inflicted.

The wife was apprehended on Tuesday and further investigation is underway, police officers said.
The incident took place on Sunday evening in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar.
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When confronted with the evidence, Farzana allegedly broke down and confessed to her husband's murder.

Overview

  • Farzana Khan was detained after her husband, 32-year-old Mohammad Shahid, was found with three stab wounds at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital on July 20.
  • Postmortem examination revealed a fatal chest injury inconsistent with suicide and led to recovery of the murder weapon by Delhi Police.
  • Digital forensics uncovered searches on methods of killing and deleting chat histories on Khan’s phone, suggesting premeditation.
  • Khan confessed that she killed Shahid due to sexual dissatisfaction, his online gambling debts and an affair with his cousin.
  • Delhi Police have dispatched a team to Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, to question the cousin about a suspected role in the crime.