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Crime
Gujarat Man Accused of Forcing Pregnant Wife to Drink Urea, Hangs Her, Claims Suicide
✍️ India Today
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 07:18 AM
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Police in Gujarat have arrested a man accused of forcing his pregnant wife to ingest urea, hanging her, and attempting to stage the death as suicide.
Police in Gujarat have taken a man into custody after a forensic investigation revealed that he forced his pregnant wife to drink urea, subsequently hanging her. The victim's body was later arranged to resemble a suicide, prompting a criminal probe.
Investigators say the sequence of events was uncovered through toxicology reports that detected urea in the victim's system, contradicting the family's claim of self‑inflicted death. The husband’s attempts to conceal the homicide led authorities to treat the case as murder.
The accused now faces charges of homicide, attempted concealment of a crime and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The case is being forwarded to the district court for trial, while the police continue to verify any additional evidence.
Investigators say the sequence of events was uncovered through toxicology reports that detected urea in the victim's system, contradicting the family's claim of self‑inflicted death. The husband’s attempts to conceal the homicide led authorities to treat the case as murder.
The accused now faces charges of homicide, attempted concealment of a crime and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The case is being forwarded to the district court for trial, while the police continue to verify any additional evidence.