Husband Murders Wife Then Hangs Her Body To Make It Look Like Suicide

A 33-year-old man in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu murdered his wife on New Year's Day and attempted to make it appear as if she died of suicide, according to authorities.

The man, identified as Nandakumar, confronted his wife Babitha at their home in the city of Tondiarpet Sunday after he created a scene under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Babitha, 22, told her partner that she would end her life if he continued to act out, but Nandakumar became violent and strangled his wife in a fit of rage, newspaper the Times of India reported.

Nandakumar then hanged Babitha's body from a ceiling fan and claimed she took her own life, according to the outlet.

However, doctors in Chennai's Government Stanley Hospital suspected that Babitha had been killed after performing a postmortem on her body.

Police questioned Nandakumar, who initially claimed he was innocent but later admitted that he strangled his wife under the influence of alcohol.

Nandakumar has been remanded in judicial custody.

It was unclear what charges he faced in connection to his wife's murder.

In a similar story, a teenage boy in Chhattisgarh was slapped with several charges for murdering a 10-year-old girl and making it seem like she died of suicide

The boy, 17, snuck into the victim's home in late November before raping and strangling her with a shawl.

He then hanged the girl on a bamboo rod and placed a chair next to her body to make it appear as if she died of suicide or through an accidental hanging, investigators said.

A probe later found that the victim had been sexually assaulted and the scene had been staged.

After being brought in for questioning, the teen admitted to the crime. He also reportedly admitted to being "addicted to porn."

The teen killed the girl because he feared she would name him to the police, sources said.

A case was registered against him under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including murder and rape, among other things, according to police.

The teen was sent to a juvenile home in the district of Durg following a court appearance, officials said.

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