Meerut, May 19 -- A woman reportedly died by suicide, in the Tilhar police station area of Shahjahanpur, prompting a panicked response from her husband, who tried to dispose of the body in a suitcase overnight. However, he was apprehended before that.

According to the police, Savita, 35, a resident of Mohalla Pakka Katra, was found hanging from the doorframe of her house by her husband, Ashok Kumar, around 1 am on Sunday. Ashok, a recovery agent for a private bank, had stepped out to watch a wedding procession in the neighbourhood. Upon returning, he discovered his wife's body hanging and was gripped by panic.

Fearing arrest, Ashok allegedly took down the body and packed it into a suitcase. He then sat beside it the entire night, too te...