Rohtak, Feb. 18 -- A day after Badli police arrested a chartered accountant (CA) for allegedly killing his 27-year-old wife with a pair of scissors, the victim's family on Tuesday claimed the accused had confessed at the crime scene that he had been planning the murder for a month.

The accused, Anshul Dhawan, of Hisar, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Mehak, whose body was found in a dry canal near Pahsaur village at Badli in Jhajjar district. Mehak, who was 50 days pregnant, worked with HDFC Bank in Gurugram. The couple, who had an arranged marriage in September 2025, lived and worked in Gurugram.

According to police, the murder took place on February 15 when the couple was returning to Gurugram after celebrating Valentine'...