A man strangled his wife to death with her scarf after an argument at their home in a village here, while their four children were sleeping on the balcony, police said on Thursday.
Following the incident, the husband fled the scene, they said, adding that a manhunt was underway to track down the accused.
According to the police, the incident took place in Bans Aliyar village under IMT Manesar police station area.
Narendra Singh, originally from Mathura, lived in the village with his wife Kajal Devi and four children. The husband and wife worked as workers in a private company.
Police said 36-year-old Kajal Devi would return home from work around 8:00 pm every day, and her husband would arrive around midnight.
On Wednesday night, when the husband returned home, he saw his wife talking to someone on the phone. The husband allegedly became angry, demanded to know who she was talking to and asked her for the phone, which the woman refused.
The police said that an argument broke out between the two, and during the altercation, the husband allegedly strangled the woman dead with the scarf around her neck.
A senior police officer said that the victim’s family has been informed, and a search is underway for the escaped husband.
