India, July 21 -- A Dubai-based company, where the husband of a Kerala woman worked, sacked him on Monday after she was found dead in Sharjah on Saturday, Gulf News reported.

A senior HR manager of the construction company said the firm issued a letter of termination to Satheesh Sivasankara Pillai, a site engineer with the company, following the death of his wife, Athulya Sekhar.

"We took the action based on the media reports about a case registered against him in Kerala and circumstantial evidence of his violent and abusive behaviour in videos that appeared online," the manager was quoted by Gulf News as saying.

"This is to inform you that your services are hereby terminated with immediate effect for your apparent involvement in your ...