Meerut, May 7 -- Suspecting infidelity, a 30-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat in front of their 4-year-old son, in Baghpat district's Thakurdwara locality, police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Prashant Kumar, later caller his mother-in-law and owned up to his crime, they added.

As per reports, the incident took place on Wednesday at a rented house where his wife, Neha, 28, stayed with her mother, Ranjita. Upon being alerted by locals, police reached the scene and arrested Prashant.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Narendra Pratap Singh said: "The accused confessed to have killed his wife, suspecting infidelity. He has been arrested and booked for murder. The weapon used in the crime ...