Man kills wife, attempts suicide, a day before divorce

A quack doctor allegedly axed his wife to death a day ahead of their divorce and then tried to commit suicide in south Delhi's Tughlakabad area here today, police said.
The incident took place around 5 AM when the accused Aman Kumar Kar (44) attacked his wife Deepa (42) while she was sleeping with her 14-year-old niece Manisha.
"As Manisha raised an alarm seeing the murder of her aunt, Aman fled to the second floor of her house and tried to commit suicide by hanging himself. But his attempt failed as the grill broke," said a police official.
The accused then consumed a poisonous substance in a bid to end his life. In the meantime, locals gathered at the residence hearing Manisha's cry and informed police about the incident, the official said.

Police found Deepa's body lying in a pool of blood while Aman was unconscious and froth was coming out of his mouth, he said, adding that Aman was rushed to AIIMS where his condition is stated to be critical.
Initial investigations suggested that there was a property dispute between Aman and his wife and they were to take divorce tomorrow (Friday).

"Aman had bought a land in West Bengal ... The wife wanted it to be registered on her name," the official said.
Aman, who hailed from Odisha and used to give medicines to locals in Delhi, married Deepa, a resident of West Bengal, five years ago. It was their second marriage.

Manisha, in her statement, told police that she tried to stop her uncle, but failed.