Woman held in Maharashtra’s Latur as drunk quarrel turns fatal, husband dies

LATUR: A woman has been arrested in Maharashtra’s Latur district in connection with the death of her 49-year-old husband following a domestic quarrel, police said on Thursday. According to cops, the deceased, identified as Sikandar Sidram Rathod, was heavily dependent on alcohol and frequently argued with his wife Kamalbai over his drinking habit. On Tuesday evening, Sikandar allegedly returned home in an inebriated state, leading to another altercation between the couple, an official said. During the scuffle, he reportedly fell to the ground and sustained a head injury. He was also punched in the chest, after which he lost consciousness, the official added. Kamalbai rushed him to the Government Hospital in Latur, where doctors declared him dead. Police have booked the woman for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and taken her into custody. Further investigation is underway, the official said.