Overview
- Suresh Kumar, who Delhi Police say killed his wife Poonam with a small LPG cylinder, was arrested at the scene Sunday night around 9:30 pm after neighbors raised the alarm.
- Neighbors, who heard screams, entered the DDA Janta Flats unit with the landlord’s help and found Poonam on the floor while the 18‑month‑old child was in the accused’s lap.
- Investigators have registered a murder case, secured the flat, called forensic teams, and sent the body for a postmortem to document the injuries and the weapon.
- Officers are examining accounts of extreme suspicion and reports of a fight over financial support for the husband’s brother to learn whether the attack was planned.
- The couple moved from Churu, Rajasthan, to the South Delhi flat about a month ago and have two daughters, with the older child staying with grandparents, in a case that adds to a recent run of domestic homicides in the National Capital Region.