India, Dec. 9 -- LUCKNOW Fresh revelations have added disturbing layers to the murder of 33-year-old engineer Surya Pratap Singh whose body was found in his Green City home in Lucknow on December 7. His live-in partner, Ratna Devi, 49, the prime accused, stated during questioning that she slit his throat because he frequently assaulted her daughters. Furthermore, she alleged that on Sunday night, he inappropriately touched her elder daughter, which provoked a violent altercation that culminated in his death, stated Lucknow police.

Surya allegedly kept the woman and her daughters confined, monitoring them through three CCTV cameras in the house, with live access on his phone, read an official statement.

But investigators believe the kill...