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Spouses killed partners in three states for insurance, love affairs
Police in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka have arrested spouses for the murders of their partners, with insurance money and extramarital affairs cited as motives. In Uttar Pradesh, a man allegedly killed…
The Story in Brief
Police in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka have arrested spouses for the murders of their partners, with insurance money and extramarital affairs cited as motives. In Uttar Pradesh, a man allegedly killed his wife and staged it as a road accident to claim a Rs 50 lakh insurance policy. In Gujarat, a woman was arrested for poisoning her husband, with investigators suspecting an affair and a Rs 30 lakh insurance payout. In Karnataka, a man allegedly murdered his wife and made it look like a suicide, with police recovering a life insurance policy worth Rs 25 lakh. All three accused remain in custody.
The Indian Opinion
The media's framing of these murders as part of a 'chilling pattern' risks sensationalising isolated crimes into a supposed trend. While each case indeed involves a spouse as the accused, lumping them together ignores their distinct contexts and motivations. The real story is not a wave of killer spouses but the failure of law enforcement to detect these crimes earlier, and the need for better financial oversight of insurance payouts. The question to watch is whether police in all three states will secure convictions, or if these cases will fade amid the next news cycle.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, indiatoday.in (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
