Thane Horror: Man Kills Wife By Slitting Her Throat, Police Launch Urgent Manhunt

Thane: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old man killed his wife by slitting her throat during an argument over domestic issues, police said on Wednesday. 

The accused has been identified as Vicky Londe

According to police, the accused is on the run and a manhunt has been launched to search him.

Man Kills Wife By Slitting Her Throat, On Run

Londe, who married three years ago, was living with his wife and their one-year-old daughter in a housing complex in the Palegaon area of Ambernath town..

“The couple often fought over domestic issues. During one such fight on Tuesday night, the accused, in a fit of rage, slit the throat of his wife (28) with a sharp object, killing her on the spot, and fled,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ambernath) Suresh Warade. 

“On being alerted by neighbours, police rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem to a government hospital,” he added.

The police have formed two teams to trace and apprehend Londe, the officer added.

In a similar case, a 50-year-old man named Pritesh Shirke was arrested in Thane district, Maharashtra , just hours after he allegedly killed his 47-year-old wife, Draupati Shirke, following a domestic dispute, according to police on Monday. He was apprehended on Sunday evening shortly after the fatal incident.

(With inputs from PTI)