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Crime
Punjab Man Kills Wife, Strips Body to Falsify Rape, Police Investigate
✍️ NDTV
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 05:20 AM
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A man in Punjab killed his wife and mutilated her body to disguise the murder as a rape, prompting a police investigation.
A man in Punjab is accused of murdering his wife and then stripping her body in an attempt to make the death appear as a rape. Police recovered the body at a private residence in the state and are treating the case as a homicide with possible sexual assault. Investigators have not released the suspect’s name but have confirmed that the victim’s body was dismembered to conceal the true cause of death. The Punjab Police have opened a formal inquiry and are collecting forensic evidence to establish the sequence of events. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward.