Thane: Scrap dealer murders wife in Bhiwandi

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A 35-year-old scrap dealer from Bhiwandi near Thane was arrested on Sunday for allegedly strangling his wife to death, a police officer said.

The man, identified as Mohammad Mushtaq Hayatullah Shah, a resident of Kalher, walked into Narpoli police station at 9 am and confessed to killing his wife over doubts about her being faithful to him, the officer said.

"He slit her throat and then strangled her with a wire. He has been arrested for murder. He has said that he found his wife with another man on Saturday night after which he killed her. A probe is underway," the officer added.

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